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Published in: Reproductive Health 1/2015

Open Access 01-12-2016 | Editorial

We need to stop female genital mutilation!

Authors: José M. Belizán, Suellen Miller, Natasha Salaria

Published in: Reproductive Health | Issue 1/2015

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Over the next decade around 30 million girls under age 15 are at risk of FGM/C. Given that there is no physical benefit for the girls and acknowledging that FGM/C involves physical, psychological, social and reproductive harm, we, along with major international and national governmental and non-governmental organizations find FGM/C a severe violation of human rights [1]. …
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Metadata
Title
We need to stop female genital mutilation!
Authors
José M. Belizán
Suellen Miller
Natasha Salaria
Publication date
01-12-2016
Publisher
BioMed Central
Published in
Reproductive Health / Issue 1/2015
Electronic ISSN: 1742-4755
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1186/s12978-016-0131-2

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