Female genital mutilation\/cutting is a form of violence that affects nearly two million girls every year. The age of the victims generally ranges from four to twelve years old. Mutilation is a blatant violation of the right to an intact body. In many parts of Africa, women who have not been cut are considered impure and of low social class. More than 90 per cent of Ethiopian women have undergone FGM\/C, which is seen as a rite of passage or purification into adulthood and is practised to consciously suppress sexual pleasure.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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