Female Circumcision: Police Investigating Claims UK Doctors Advised On Illegal Practice
Editorial:
From the Huffington Post UK:
Claims that UK doctors were secretly filmed offering to perform and facilitate female circumcision are being investigated by police.
A report by the Sunday Times said that as many as 100,000 woman in Britain may have been victims of the practice, which is illegal.
Female circumcision is performed on young women around the world, but particularly in Africa, on cultural and religious grounds.
The News International newspaper claims to have recorded a dentist in Birmingham, Omar Sheikh Mohamed Addow, describing how the operation could be performed, including details on how the clitoris could be pierced and clamped.
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Source:
Huffington Post UK
URL:
http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2012/04/23/female-circumcision-police-investigation-uk-doctors_n_1444958.html
Date:
April 24, 2012
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