And still later yet our traveler argues with a local chief about clitoridectomy, which the chief calmly justifies in the face of Jenkins'rage.
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The mother had taken her to another surgeon for the clitoridectomy, and that doctor agreed to do it, although he had never done one before.
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:"'1969 "': Guinean gynaecologist Aja Tounkara Diallo Fatimata begins 28-year practice of performing fake clitoridectomies to satisfy families.
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At the same time, they adopted from the Southern Cushitic side of their ancestry the practice of female clitoridectomy, which they stopped after adopting Christianity or Islam.
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Rather it advocates the need to eradicate the practice of female circumcision that involves clitoridectomy and excision because it is physically unhealthy and does not conform to Christian teaching.
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Female circumcision ( i . e . removal of clitoral hood ) and female genital mutilation ( i . e . clitoridectomy and infibulation ) is forbidden in Judaism.
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For females, circumcision comprises a variety of ritualized surgeries, including clitoridectomy, excision, and infibulation, all of which have been performed for thousands of years.
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At the same time circumcisions were advocated on men, clitoridectomies ( removal of the clitoris ) were also performed for the same reason ( to treat female masturbators ).
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The US " Orificial Surgery Society " for female " circumcision " operated until 1925, and clitoridectomies and infibulations would continue to be advocated by some through the 1930s.
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These stories handle themes such as sex, death, marriage, masturbation, clitoridectomy, love, teenage pregnancy, widowhood, and loss along with other controversial topics.
