Female Genital Mutilation When A Cultural Practice...

Gibeau, Anne M. 1998. Female Genital Mutilation: When a Cultural Practice Generates Clinical and Ethical Dilemmas. Journal of Obstetric, Gynecologic Neonatal Nursing 27 (1): 85-91. Female genital mutilation may be currently reaching a changing point in its history. It is a cultural practice that is considered to have long standing importance but female genital mutilation presents to most developed nations a need for education and a need to clarify ethical dilemmas regarding it. In most cases, the push for female genital mutilation to be eradicated comes from within individual cultures and communities but internationally there is also support for eradication of this problem. The main dilemma is that most groups that actively practice female genital mutilation see it as a necessary or even obligatory ritual that defines them as a culture and gives their culture or religion autonomy. It is (at the time that this paper was written) illegal to perform female genital mutilation on a child in the United Sates but not on an adult woman, which includes anyone who is who is older than 18 years old. However, ultimately, female genital mutilation is unethical regardless of who it is performed upon, so the United States’ health care providers and the laws governing them need to step beyond their traditionally followed roles on this issue. In fact, health care providers ought to join the ongoing worldwide efforts to completely eradicate female genital mutilation. Health care providersShow MoreRelatedResearch Outline: Female Genital Mutilation2198 Words   |  9 Pagesfocus our research on is Female Genital Mutilation (FGM). We have found that more research needs to be conducted on FGM, and it should be done in a way that respects the rights of the individuals and the culture in which it is rooted and practiced. Throughout this paper we will discuss the practice of FGM, how we plan to research it, theoretical considerations, methodological considerations, ethical considerations, as well as our anticipated results. The use of the term mutilation, rather than possibleRead More Merging Social Work and Social Advocacy in Response to the Plight of Unaccompanied Child Refugees in the United States2304 Words   |  10 Pageschildren as a separate group of individuals seeking asylum in their own right, the societal response toward the plight of children has been muted. This does not fall in line with the trends seen in the rest of the world where, in the escalation of cultural and religious wars, children have become more involved - sometimes as soldiers and sometimes as targeted victims. Thus, many of the refugee children appearing in United States detention facilities in the past decade have been subjected to calculatedRead MoreChild Abuse And Neglect Of Children5936 Words   |  24 Pagesof children. Since 1979, with Sweden as the first country in the world to prohibit all corporal punishment of children, a total of 46 countries around the world have outlawed domestic corporal punishment of chil dren. Some professionals claim that cultural norms that sanction physical punishment are one of the causes of child abuse, and have undertaken campaigns to redefine such norms. Psychologist Alice Miller, noted for her books on child abuse, took the view that humiliations, spankings and beatingsRead MoreRole of Ministry of Health in Malaysia6759 Words   |  28 Pages and to strengthen the health information management system. Ministry of Health has some strategies. First, they want improve governance, and adoption of appropriate technology and service practices to empower individuals, families and communities towards attaining lifelong wellness. Second, they will develop skills and competencies to further reduce mortality and morbidity rates in furtherance of strengthening the quality of healthcare delivery. Third, they aim to establish effective business strategies