Female Genital Mutilation is a dangerous and excruciating procedure practiced by varied cultures, which poses both physical and psychological dangers on its victims. It can be defined as the partial or total removal of the female genitalia. Approximately 135 million girls and women have endured female genital mutilation already, and an additional two million each year are at risk of being mutilated (www.amnesty.org). The type of mutilation practised, the age at which it is …showed first 75 words of 1518 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1518 total…be taken to encourage mutilated women to come out into the open and tell their stories, enlightening people that female genital mutilation is not simply a cultural practice that other cultures can overlook; it is unnecessary, agonizing and it needs to be stopped. Although the practice can be done in somewhat sanitary and relatively less painful methods, it is an incredibly terrible experience that leaves girls with horrible consequences for the rest of their lives.