Letter to American Academy of Pediatrics
AAP Bioethics Committee Says Some FGM (Now FGC) Might Not Be That Bad!!!
“RIGHT NOW go to http://pediatrics.aappublications.org/ and search for the new policy statement on Ritual Genital Cutting of Female Minors.
Some notes:
- They have new language Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) is now being called CUTTING (FGC).
They say this is to be more culturally sensitive, but they could recommend the terminology to Drs. for when they MIGHT have to deal with the situation without adopting it themselves and affecting everyone’s perspective.
- They state that some forms of FGC are less extensive than the newborn male circumcision done here in the West.
(True [???!!], but does that mean that we should stop MGC, since ALL forms of FGC are illegal? or, are they saying it’s really not that bad, since they condone MGC? We shall see…)
- They fail to mention in their description of motivations for FGC ANY belief of medical benefit.
(Is this to avoid recognition of the obvious similarity between attempted medical justification of FGC and MGC?)
- You have to read it to understand, but they practically make an argument in FAVOR of a ritual ‘nick’ (currently illegal) because it’s not as bad as male circumcision [???!!!], and mention that they think it’s ok for culture and parental desire to decide for male circumcision.
They even say that the integrity of our laws should be compromised to allow this.
(Where exactly are they trying to go here!? Are they going to completely ignore the fact that it’s painful AND unjustifiable!?)
If we are going to have EQUAL rights and integrity, one of two things MUST happen:
- Female genital alteration will become accepted, or
- Male genital alteration will become condemned.
The more obvious it becomes that there’s a hypocrisy to be dealt with, the more we’re going to see FGC sympathizers who, likely, are just MGC promoters trying to change our current non tolerance of FGC.
Take a look at the names people, and remember them.
NOW, write the AAP BEFORE THEY COME OUT WITH A FAVORABLE STATEMENT ON MGM!!!
Let them know how you feel about cutting the genitals of a non consenting PERSON regardless of their SEX.
Feel free to completely plagiarize my letter, or use it as an example:
http://www.youtube.com/user/whatUneverknew#p/u/5/A55WvSDKsdc (YouTube)
Or:
