Has anybody here actually been a victim of female genital cutting?

Painful & damaging: Ritual female genital mutilation is still widespread in many african countries, the middle east, and certain populations in indonesia, malaysia, and europe. http://www.who.int/mediacentre/factsheets/fs241/en/ it is usually carried out between infancy and age 15. Reconstructive surgery is often needed. http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/news/fullstory_126174.html ptsd may result also.

Yes: According to http://www.Womenshealth.Gov/publications/our-publications/fact-sheet/female-genital-cutting.Cfm “some immigrants practice various forms of fgc in other parts of the world, including australia, canada, new zealand, the United States, and in european nations.” please note that it is a felony to practice female genital mutilation on a female under age 18 in the us.

Yes: It is still being done in some places.

140 million women : In the world are the victims of female genital mutilation. Unfortunately - this practice remains very much alive.