Young girls are tied and held down. they scream in pain and are not only physically scarred. but they are emotionally scarred for life. Many nations have made efforts to deter the practice of FGM with legislation against its execution as well as creating educational programs for women. The United Kingdom outlawed FGM in 1985 after a BBC documentary revealed that British doctors were performing the procedure on children whose families had immigrated. Unfortunately. despite these initiatives. the societal pressures are too much to overcome. Sudan is a prime example of the failure of honest efforts to deter the practice.
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