Labia reduction for non-therapeutic reasons vs. female genital mutilation

Contradictions in law and practice in Britain

Dados Bibliográficos

ID18061069
AutoresMarge Berer (0000-0001-6139-497X, autor correspondente)
Ano2010
Volume18
Fascículo35
Páginas106-110
Data de publicação2010-01-01
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessNão
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoReproductive Health Matters (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 0968-8080 • E-ISSN: 1460-9576
EditoraInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1016/s0968-8080(10)35506-6
PMID20541089
OpenAlexW2085536819
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas12
Referências citadas4

IN the 26 May 2007 edition of the British Medi cal Journal (BMJ), two British psychologists reported that the numbers of requests from women for surgery to alter the appearance of their genitals, especially the labia, were increas ing.1 In examining this phenomenon, the authors asked: how should health care providers respond to requests for this surgery? From this and other literature on this subject, a picture emerges of a growing number of women, many of them very young, who have been led to believe something is wrong with their genitals. According to a recent French study for example

Criminology · Female circumcision · Gynecology · Political science · Sociology · Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting Issues · Feminism, Gender, and Sexuality Studies · Gender Studies · Genital Health and Disease · Law · Medicine · Psychology