Female circumcision in nigeria: Is it not time for government intervention? A commentary

Health Care Analysis 6 (1):27-30 (1998)
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A survey of Nigerian women who have undergone female circumcision (female genital mutilation) revealed a majority in favour of the practice. Are Western feminist bioethicists entitled to condemn it?

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