Both amount to denial of God, as if the Creator is unable to model a human being “correctly.” The drive behind FGM is to make sexual intercourse neutral or painful to women on the theory that if she doesn’t enjoy it, she’ll be faithful to her man. The reality is that she becomes unable to bond to her man, and possibly less bonded to her children, as well. FG mutilated women are more vulnerable to urinary problems and complications of childbirth. Many girls and women die or are permanently disabled by this diabolical practice.
I read somewhere that the 3 leading causes of death among young Muslim women in Mid East is “domestic violence including honor killing, childbirth and suicide. FGM can lead to scarring, development of fistulas between rectum, bladder and birth canal. Fistulas allow passage of feces and or urine into the birth canal. Lead to infection of woman and baby. This is horrific and we are debating this ? Will it be covered under new health care ? God help us.
I regard genital mutilation of either sex as being something for primitive type cultures. It astounds me that anyone who claims to believe in a perfect creator professes to believe that his perfect creations, no matter whether male or female, need to be physically altered by mere humans. Let others think as they wish, that is how I see it. Note that
I wrote THINK as they wish, not DO as they wish. Genital mutilation for religious reasons should be allowed to be performed only on those of either sex who are past the age of 18 years and voluntarily consenting. In my view there are zero reasons other than religious reasons to perform such surgery, opinions of those in the medical field notwithstanding. My view on this is set in stone and not subject to alteration.