Female Genital Mutilation
Female genital mutilation, also called female circumcision, is the surgical removal of parts of the female genitalia. The practice is illegal in Australia, however some migrant women have been affected by it.
Family and Reproductive Rights Education Program (FARREP) - a national education program on female genital mutilation
http://www.rwh.org.au/fgm/services/index.cfm?doc_id=5846This webpage offers information, in several languages, about the issues affecting women who have had female genital mutilation (circumcision).
| Women Centred: | Yes |
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| Organisation: | Royal Women's Hospital |
Female genital mutilation
http://www.cyh.com/HealthTopics/HealthTopicDetails.aspx?p=114&np=99&id=1577Discusses female genital mutilation (FGM), the reasons for it and the health and emotional problems associated with the practise.
| Women Centred: | Yes |
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| Organisation: | Children, Youth and Women's Health Service |