Female genital mutilation in the West: traditional circumcision versus genital cosmetic surgery.
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Summary, in English
This article intends to present the Scandinavian legislation on female genital mutilation and explore the implications of the laws. Juxtaposing trends of plastic genital surgery in the West with claims that female circumcision may be a practice generally abandoned in Scandinavia, we highlight the double morality inherent in current public discussions. Finally, we pose the question: Is the legal principle of equality before the law regarded when it comes to alterations of the female genitals?
Publiceringsår
2004
Språk
Engelska
Sidor
611-613
Publikation/Tidskrift/Serie
Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica
Volym
83
Issue
7
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Dokumenttyp
Artikel i tidskrift
Förlag
Wiley-Blackwell
Ämne
- Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Medicine
Status
Published
ISBN/ISSN/Övrigt
- ISSN: 1600-0412