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Female Genital Mutilation Still Prevails In Ghana

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  • OZA 9 years ago

    Traditon is the most difficult to eradicate. Just try to tell Ghanaian fathers not to circumcise their boys, and you will understand why it is hard for some cultures to stop this female genital mutilation.

  • Kwabena ohemeng,london. 9 years ago

    What about male circumcision? How do you describe it and can it not be also called 'Male Genital Mutilation'? It is ridiculous for female circumcision to be described as 'mutilation'.If western countries do not like it and s ...
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  • NANA ARABA 9 years ago

    MALE CIRCUMCISION DOES PREVENT INFECTIONS AND SEXUAL DISEASES. FEMALE CIRCUMCISION IS TOTALLY UNNECESSARY HEALTHWISE THAT IS WHY IT IS CALLED MUTILATION.

  • Kofi 9 years ago

    First,read about the functions of the clitoris.second,ask yourself,the reasons why "some parents"decide to cut it off.Third,Nana Araba,has summed it up cogently.Finally,look at some of the "gory" scenes of some of those girls ...
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  • Kwame Sekyere 9 years ago

    Female circumcision can rightly be called mutilation. What's the purpose of circumcising the female clitoris, Kwabena? Young girls are circumcised because respective cultures want prevent women from joyful sex. It's a means t ...
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  • KWABENA OHEMENG,LONDON 9 years ago

    Kwame thank you for your view on my comment.Take it from me that I am not supporting what is wrongly labelled as 'Female Genital Mutilation' when it should be described as 'Female Genital Circumcision'.Contrary to those who ...
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  • Robert Munyui Kamunyu 8 years ago

    THE BUTCHERS OF WOMANHOOD- FGM ( THE COVENANT OF THE FLESH). When God told Abraham to sign the covenant of the flesh, he circumcised all the male children and he was circumcised. The message was direct and in plain language. ...
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  • Robert Munyui Kamunyu 7 years ago

    THE BUTCHERS OF WOMANHOOD- FGM ( THE COVENANT OF THE FLESH). When God told Abraham to sign the covenant of the flesh, he circumcised all the men, male children up of eight days old and he was circumcised. The message was dire ...
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