Culture or Cruelty: Can the international community put an end to female genital mutilation?

Culture or Cruelty: Can the international community put an end to female genital mutilation?

FGM is a global issue that occurs in over 90 countries across Africa and AsiaOriginally published on Global VoicesA teenage girl in Burkina Faso chose not to undergo FGM and was supported by her family. More and more activists are pushing back on this harmful practice, which can cause lifelong distress and medical complications. Image from Wikimedia Commons. License CC BY 2.0 She wasn’t sick. She wasn’t in danger. She was born a girl, and that w…