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FGM - Presentation By: Tara S.
FGM: Female Genital Mutilation. It is a tradition practiced in many places throughout Africa. Most of the women who endure this procedure are Christian or Muslim. Women do not choose for this procedure to take place it is commonly imposed on them around the age of seven by their mothers. Their mothers fear that if they do not cut their daughters they will have trouble finding a husband. Having the procedure done makes sex and childbirth very painful for women as their birth canal is forced to rip and be resown each time. Men prefer a women who has had the procedure because it assures him that she has not had any previous sexual encounters and will prevent her from doing so in the future.