Who is Affected?
“Female infants, children, adolescents and adults” are affected by female genital mutilation, these traditions are primarily “performed between the ages of 4 and 10 years” old (Committee of Bioethics, 2010, p. 1088).
Female genital mutilation is a global issue and it “effects approximately 100-140 million women and girls worldwide” (WHO as cited in Lavender, 2009, p. 348). According to Utz-Billing and Kentenich (2008) two million girls worldwide are involved in these practices (p. 226).
Female genital mutilation is a global issue and it “effects approximately 100-140 million women and girls worldwide” (WHO as cited in Lavender, 2009, p. 348). According to Utz-Billing and Kentenich (2008) two million girls worldwide are involved in these practices (p. 226).