Female Genital Mutilation

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Research Proposal Thesis: It is unjust to women not having choice towards undergoing the surgical performance of Female Genital Mutilation in certain parts of the world. Three Main Arguments: Argument One- Mentally scaring someone - Traumatizing them making them has thoughts about wishing they were male instead of a female, and have low self-esteem. Argument Two- Forcing girls to undergo this procedure against their will, and they do this at such a young age Argument Three- Physical Health Concerns, many girls die because of this procedure. They can many different health problems related with female circumcision History: Female Genital Mutilation was first recorded in Europe. There are many different beliefs, one included that it was rooted by the bisexuality of gods. They believed every individual had both a male and female soul, and for a female the male soul was located in the clitoris. This is why they remove that part so that the individual can grow to become a real and full woman. Both sides of the story: Bad – Female Circumcision is irrational. Putting a woman through such severe pain for the satisfaction of men is ridiculous. Verses Good – an individual will know for certain that the woman has no sexually transmitted diseases and is clean. It also allows a man to feel in control and that way his wife will never leave his side. &#8195; Work Cited "Female genital cutting -." Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. 14 May 2009 <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Female_genital_cutting>. "FEMALE GENITAL MUTILATION." Feminist.com. 14 May 2009 <http://www.feminist.com/resources/artspeech/inter/fgm.htm>. IELRC.ORG - International Environmental Law Research Centre. 14 May 2009 <http://www.ielrc.org/content/a0502.pdf>. "Info:DUJceLLRgMQJ:scholar.google.com/ -." Google Scholar. 14 May 2009

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