Talk about it! Empowerment and Female Genital Mutilation_Cutting

17 step, even though many women want to bring about a change. Mothers often do not want their daughters to undergo FGM_C but fear that their community does not accept it. It would help if they would talk to their daughters and explain to them why they are against it. In the past girls often had to undergo circumcision during holidays, luckily this does not happen too often nowadays. It is important to know that FGM_C is prohibited in Germany and can be prosecuted. Paediatricians also keep an eye on this issue. Doctors in other countries, such as Eritrea and Guinea also combat FGM_C. The next pages show pictures of circumcised vulvae. Feel free to skip these pictures or have a look at them later. (To skip the pictures please proceed to page 20.) Anatomy (FGM_C) Circumcised vulvae may look different just as any differ. Following there are three pictures showing circumcised vulvae and one showing an uncircumcised. Of course, your vulva may look different to the ones shown. We want to show you which parts could be removed or manipulated (by a hot object or pressure).