1 | FGM/C is a violation of human rights |
2 | Communities that practice FGM/C are oppressive towards women. |
3 | Health Care Providers who perform any form of FGM/C, including symbolic nicking, should be charged with a crime. |
4 | Parents who have their daughter circumcised are abusing them. |
5 | Women who have undergone FGM/C are victims of an oppressive cultural practice. |
6 | Symbolic nicking or cutting of the female genitalia is an effective way to reduce the harm of FGM/C compared to more extensive procedures. |
7 | Communities that practice FGM/C are honoring an important cultural tradition. |
8 | Adult women have the right to undergo FGM/C. |
9 | Parents who have their daughter circumcised are protecting her future marriage prospects. |
10 | Women who have undergone FGM/C are empowered agents. |
11 | Parents have the right to have their daughters circumcised (undergo FGM/C). |
12 | Health care providers should perform reinfibulation (re-closing of the vulvar scar following childbirth) if the woman requests it. |