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Topic: Female genital mutilation 'offered by UK medics'
Posted by: Claudia Jachtmann
Date/Time: 22/04/12 13:56:00

GP, dentist and alternative medicine practitioner are filmed allegedly offering to carry out or arrange FGM

guardian.co.uk, Sunday 22 April 2012 04.19 BST
   
As many as 100,000 women in Britain have undergone female genital mutilations (FGM) with medics in the UK offering to carry out the illegal procedure on girls as young as 10, it has been reported.

Investigators from the Sunday Times said they had secretly filmed a doctor, dentist and alternative medicine practitioner who were allegedly willing to perform FGM or arrange for the operation to be carried out. The doctor and dentist deny any wrongdoing.

The practice, which involves the surgical removal of external genitalia and in some cases the stitching of the vaginal opening, is illegal in Britain and carries up to a 14-year prison sentence. It is also against the law to arrange FGM.

The procedure is widespread across parts of Africa. Victims are rarely given anaesthetic and frequently suffer long-term damage and pain.

Research suggests that every year more than 22,000 girls in the UK and up to 6,000 in London are at risk of the potentially fatal procedure.

The Metropolitan police said that since 2008 it had received 166 reports of people who feared they were at risk of FGM. Across all 43 forces in England and Wales, no one has ever been convicted of the offence, according to the Sunday Times.

The newspaper added that only two doctors had been struck off by the General Medical Council since 1980.

According to Forward, a charity which campaigns against FGM, an estimated 100,000 women in the UK have undergone mutilation.

The model Waris Dirie, who was mutilated as a child, is a vociferous opponent of the practice.

Calling for a crackdown on FGM, she said: "If a white girl is abused, the police come break down the door. If a black girl is mutilated, nobody takes care of her. This is what I call racism."


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TopicDate PostedPosted By
Female genital mutilation 'offered by UK medics'22/04/12 13:56:00 Claudia Jachtmann
   Re:Female genital mutilation 'offered by UK medics'22/04/12 15:13:00 Liz Kovatzis
      Re:Re:Female genital mutilation 'offered by UK medics'17/06/15 18:44:00 Elle Jones
   Re:Female genital mutilation 'offered by UK medics'22/04/12 15:20:00 John de St Croix
      Re:Re:Female genital mutilation 'offered by UK medics'22/04/12 15:37:00 Claudia Jachtmann
         Re:Re:Re:Female genital mutilation 'offered by UK medics'22/04/12 15:55:00 Claudia Jachtmann
      Re:Re:Female genital mutilation 'offered by UK medics'22/04/12 16:30:00 David Roberts
         Re:Re:Re:Female genital mutilation 'offered by UK medics'22/04/12 16:49:00 Claudia Jachtmann
            Re:Re:Re:Re:Female genital mutilation 'offered by UK medics'22/04/12 17:00:00 Roger Talbot
               Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Female genital mutilation 'offered by UK medics'22/04/12 18:07:00 Keith Iddon
                  Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Female genital mutilation 'offered by UK medics'22/04/12 18:21:00 Georgina Flint
                  Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Female genital mutilation 'offered by UK medics'22/04/12 18:21:00 Birna Helgadottir
                     Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Female genital mutilation 'offered by UK medics'22/04/12 18:28:00 Keith Iddon
                        Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Female genital mutilation 'offered by UK medics'22/04/12 18:33:00 Georgina Flint
                           Female genital mutilation 22/04/12 20:11:00 David Giles
                              Re:Female genital mutilation 22/04/12 20:14:00 Birna Helgadottir
                                 Re:Re:Female genital mutilation 22/04/12 20:34:00 Claudia Jachtmann
                                    Re:Re:Re:Female genital mutilation 22/04/12 21:07:00 Claire Moran
                                       Re:Re:Re:Re:Female genital mutilation 22/04/12 21:20:00 David Roberts
                                          Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Female genital mutilation 22/04/12 21:52:00 David Giles
                                          Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Female genital mutilation 22/04/12 22:02:00 Neil Muller
                                             Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Female genital mutilation 23/04/12 01:07:00 Claire Peleschka
                                                Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Female genital mutilation 23/04/12 07:07:00 C Wynne
                                                   Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Female genital mutilation 23/04/12 07:15:00 Keith Iddon
                                                      Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Female genital mutilation 23/04/12 09:40:00 Vanessa Smith
                                                         Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Female genital mutilation 23/04/12 09:53:00 Claudia Jachtmann
                                                         Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Female genital mutilation 23/04/12 10:00:00 Colin Jordan
                                                            Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Female genital mutilation 23/04/12 12:49:00 Birna Helgadottir
                                                               Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Female genital mutilation 23/04/12 13:05:00 Claudia Jachtmann
                                                                  Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Female genital mutilation 16/02/14 18:03:00 Claudia Jachtmann
                                                                     Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Female genital mutilation 16/02/14 18:56:00 Nikki Howard
                                                                        Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Female genital mutilation 16/02/14 19:06:00 Claudia Jachtmann
                                                                           Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Female genital mutilation 17/02/14 08:22:00 Colin Jordan
                                                                              Re:Female genital mutilation 17/02/14 09:32:00 Philippa Bond
                                                                                 Re: http://epetitions.direct.gov.uk/petitions/5274017/02/14 10:24:00 Philippa Bond
                                                                                    Re:Re: http://epetitions.direct.gov.uk/petitions/5274017/02/14 11:16:00 Fraser Pearce
                                                                                       bumping thread from 2012 on FGM17/06/15 11:05:00 Claudia Jachtmann
                                                                                          Re:bumping thread from 2012 on FGM17/06/15 20:20:00 Micki Hawkes
                                                                                             Re:Re:bumping thread from 2012 on FGM18/06/15 10:22:00 Claudia Jachtmann

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