Suntou,
I am not an expert on this but medical experts argue that while
circumcision on males may have some health benefits such as reduce
chances of contracting STDs like HIV /AIDS it can have devastating
effects women's reproductive health. The following links may help as an
intro to the subject although Ylva and other notable G-Lers can help
with expert opinion of Gambian FMG.
http://www.who.int/mediacentre/news/notes/2006/np18/en/http://www.who.int/mediacentre/factsheets/fs241/en/index.htmlhttp://www.who.int/mediacentre/news/releases/2006/pr30/en/
Malanding
Suntou Touray wrote:
>what about male circumcission or mutelation ? or are we waiting for a word to
>be corned at that effect . how many gambian women have we encountered
>complaining about the horrows of being circumcissed ? in high schools ,work
>places ,colleges ,market places etc ? let us not get carried away by some
>rethorics . even surgical operations have its down sides .
>pain is natural to man as living is .so we should also advocate for a stop to
>child birth ,since that is more painful than circumcission .
>the matter should be debated on a choose level not vament use of demonic
>words .improvement of personal hygine and well train nurses to conduct the
>exercise for those who wish to practise it. it is never a force to any body's
>daughter .the parents most be willing or else it is not perform on their child.
>i am surprise at mr jallow's case.
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