Zusammenfassung der Ressource
Female genital mutilation
- Carried out mostly between infancy to 15
- Intentionally alter or cause
injury to the female genital
organs for non-medical reasons
- It is estimated that over 22,000 girls under
15 are at risk of FGM in the UK each year
- It is illegal in this country to carry it
out. It is also illegal is children are to be
taken out of the country to have the
procedure done.
- FGM is child abuse