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| Almost 2,000 FGM cases identified in Germany last year — study |
| 2020-12-12 |
| [DW] A rights group found evidence of 2,000 women, including some 200 minors, in Germany last year who underwent female genital mutilation in the past and were in need of treatment, calling that figure the tip of an iceberg. Almost 2,000 patients in Germany last year were diagnosed with genital mutilation in need of treatment, a women's rights group said on Friday, demonstrating a sharp increase in recent years. The figure is up almost 40% compared with 2016, when around 1,300 diagnoses of people who had previously undergone female genital mutilation (FGM) and were in need of treatment were made, according to The TaskForce for effective prevention of FGM. The TaskForce conducted a survey of German physicians associations and the results showed that roughly 200 of those diagnosed were minors — half of whom were younger than 12. The research included females who received outpatient care by statutory health insurance providers. Cases discovered during inpatient stays in hospitals, or during private medical treatment, were not included. ‘TIP OF THE ICEBERG' "What we see from these figures is only the tip of the iceberg and represents perhaps 2 to 5% of the actual mutilation victims who live in our country, because politicians do not want complete data collection," TaskForce's founder, Ines Laufer, said of the current situation in Germany. The rights group estimates more than 20,000 girls may have undergone FGM because they or their parents "come from countries with an FGM rate of over 75% such as Egypt, Æthiopia, Eritrea ...is run by the People's Front for Democracy and Justice (PFDJ), with about the amounts of democracy and justice you'd expect from a party with that name. National elections have been periodically scheduled and cancelled; none have ever been held in the country. The president, Isaias Afewerki, has been in office since independence in 1993 and will probably die there of old age... , Sudan, Mali and Somalia and others" the TaskForce website states. The unusually large numbers of FGM, also known as female genital cutting (FGC), is a practice that involves the partial or total removal of the female genital organs, such as the clitoris or labia, for non-medical reasons. As well as severe bleeding, FGM can cause a variety of health issues, from infections and cysts to infertility and complications in childbirth. It can also result in an increased risk of newborn deaths, according to the World Health Organization. |
| Posted by:trailing wife |
| #5 I assume that applies to us USians too. |
| Posted by: James 2020-12-12 10:34 |
| #4 Sexual assaults (and covered up) by Muslims at German (Köln) New Year's Eve (Sylvester) celebrations are o.k., too. |
| Posted by: Clem 2020-12-12 10:33 |
| #3 And don't bother trying to make excuses, EC. You are what you let in your house... |
| Posted by: M. Murcek 2020-12-12 10:30 |
| #2 FGM in Germany o.k. Name a child not on an approved list, not o.k. |
| Posted by: Clem 2020-12-12 10:29 |
| #1 But, but, ze chermans are so civilized now... |
| Posted by: M. Murcek 2020-12-12 10:28 |