Female Genital Mutilation Persuasive Speech

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“I was dragged to a fence covered in leaves, and they took the blindfold off. I could see the other girls bleeding and sobbing in pain. I saw an old woman holding a knife so sharp I could see the drops of blood sliding down the edge. It was the blood of the girls.” Aisha was one of the many victims of female genital mutilation (FGM). Before I proceed, it’s worth asking what the term mutilate actually means: to injure, disfigure and maim severely. Let’s take a moment to take this in. What do these words tell us? It’s horrific, violent and disturbing…need I go on? Child abuse is synonymous with in its name. It is torture. Over 130 million girls and women worldwide have undergone FGM. 137,000 girls and women are living with the consequences …show more content…

We know this is a vile practice, yet we do nothing to stop it. Even though it is illegal in the UK, many still culture condone FGM and employ qualified doctors to carry it out. One was Dhanusan Dharmasena who carried out the illegal practice on a young mother after her childbirth in the UK. He broke the law by re-inflicting the FGM insisting he was unaware of this practice being illegal in the UK. This is ridiculous! There is no reason to condone FGM. It is barbaric. Even worse, the poor victim in this case was questioned as she did not have an interpreter to help her understand the grotesque situation she was about to encounter. The law relating to FGM needs to be rigid enforced. These cases illustrate how the UK is turning a blind eye to FGM. The illicit practice of FGM needs to be publicised more. It is still happening in the UK and we are doing nothing about it! When the current generation is fully informed of this ongoing torture, they will feel …show more content…

It is said that types of FGM are performed so that girls cannot experience sexual pleasure before marriage, as it is viewed as “unclean.” But what about after marriage? The condoning families want the girls to bear children once they are married but what they don’t realise is that one of the possible long term effects of FGM is infertility. People performing this practice are contradicting themselves. Guardians want to limit sexual pleasure as it is known that many girls under the age of consent are engaging in intercourse. There are other ways to stop this yet they still go for the option of cruelty, child abuse and torture which may even lead them to

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