tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3540911873094895295.post8459285743856160791..comments2024-03-20T01:16:54.017+00:00Comments on Akin Akintayo: FGM in Nigeria: Raze the Abattoirs of Clitoral DisgustAkin Akintayohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14254117443398207562noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3540911873094895295.post-28840152958120235982012-02-26T01:30:33.740+00:002012-02-26T01:30:33.740+00:00When I discovered this phenomena (some years back)...When I discovered this phenomena (some years back), I was surprised. I agree with you that this practice should be stopped/ strictly controlled. Only adults (over 18 years of age) who want it should be allowed to receive it. <br /><br />This does not address other issues like a society:<br /><br />- views whatever happens behind the doors of one's home as private. <br />- that has no faith in the police or the courts. Corruption has destroyed their credibility.<br />- That condones the abuse of the defenceless by "elders"/ "respected figures".<br />- Where respect/ adherence to religious/cultural traditions trumps human rights.<br /><br />You can see that is almost impossible eradicate not to mention regulate as things now stand.<br /><br />To make it worse it is women who have been put in the position to inflict this misery on other women. You will always get the exception, saying that "it is the best thing to have ever happened to them". That being the case it should be restricted to adults who freely consent to subject themselves to this, in an established practice.Codliveroilnoreply@blogger.com