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Volume 6 Issue 6
November-December 2024
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Genital Mutilation in India - An Evil Practice
Author(s) | Rucha Shinde, Ketki Dalvi |
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Country | India |
Abstract | Female Genital Mutilation commonly known as FGM/C has in recent times been an eye opener for the Ministry of Women and Child Development and set the system in motion. FGM/C is practised mostly by the Dawoodi Bohra community with one million members in India. khatna, khafz, and khafd, the procedure is performed on six- or seven-year-old girls and involves the total or partial removal of the clitoral hood. Female genital mutilation/ cutting (FGM/C) involves the partial or total removal of external female genitalia or other injury to the female genital organs for non-medical reasons, and said practice has no health benefits for girls as well as for women. |
Keywords | FGM, Genital Mutilation, Genital Cutting, Khatna, Fundamental Right, Gender Equality |
Field | Sociology |
Published In | Volume 4, Issue 6, November-December 2022 |
Published On | 2022-11-30 |
Cite This | Genital Mutilation in India - An Evil Practice - Rucha Shinde, Ketki Dalvi - IJFMR Volume 4, Issue 6, November-December 2022. DOI 10.36948/ijfmr.2022.v04i06.1099 |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.36948/ijfmr.2022.v04i06.1099 |
Short DOI | https://doi.org/grc9gj |
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