Should the usa allow female circumcision to prevent taking girls abroad for unsterile procedure?

No: In my opinion medical ethicists in the usa will never allow it here.

Excellent question: There are some countries that have "medicalized" what they term "female circumcision" in order to prevent disastrous health complications that result from lack of sterility, use of crude objects as surgical instruments ; lack of anesthesia. There are many immigrants who simply return their daughters to their home of origin to obtain a "female circumcision". Most physicians i know practice by the.

Inhumane treatment : No, we would never allow girls to have such inhumane, abusive mutilation in the US. I hate that the practice of taking girls abroad for mutilation exists. Female circumcision should be compared to complete castration in males, not to removal of the foreskin in males. Best of Health! Dr Hodge