Female genital cutting affects over 140 million women worldwide. Prevalent in certain countries of Africa and the Middle East, the practice continues among immigrants to industrialized countries.

Female genital mutilation causes severe pain and significant long-term psychological and physical problems. Here are some of the key points you need to know about the practice and why it needs to end ...

Female genital mutilation may seem a world away from Western values and lifestyles – but it is more common in Australia than many of us realise. Female genital mutilation, abbreviated to FGM and also ...

For those unfamiliar with these terms and practices, we'll be shedding light on what they entail, the regions where they are practised, the reasons behind this, and the severe long-term health ...

Female genital mutilation is a bloody custom carried out on thousands of young girls every day worldwide but rarely in Canada where it is a banned, underground practice. St. Catharines, Ont., became a ...

The World Health Organization has released new guidelines on care for women who have been subjected to genital mutilation (FGM). This is an effort to bring medical standardization to an extremely ...