| Special commentary on the issue of reinfibulation. | |
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MedLine Citation:
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PMID: 20178881 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
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Policy on reinfibulation exposes the interface between individual or micro-ethics and population-wide or macro-ethics. If, following childbirth, an infibulated woman requests reinfibulation, a gynecologist may respectfully advise her of its negative implications, but would not act in breach of ethical or usually legal requirements in undertaking the procedure. However, as a matter of health policy and professional responsibility, physicians should refuse to initiate infibulation, and advise their patients and communities that the procedure is harmful, not required by religious or other ordinance, and frequently if not always unlawful. Reinfibulation is not genital cutting (or "mutilation") in itself, but when undertaken by a physician may appear to condone infibulation. This is contrary to medical professional ethics, which condemn medicalization of infibulation and generally of reinfibulation, even as a harm-reduction strategy to spare women the risks of injury and infection from unskilled interventions. |
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Authors:
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Rebecca J Cook; Bernard M Dickens |
Publication Detail:
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Type: Journal Article Date: 2010-02-23 |
Journal Detail:
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Title: International journal of gynaecology and obstetrics: the official organ of the International Federation of Gynaecology and Obstetrics Volume: 109 ISSN: 1879-3479 ISO Abbreviation: Int J Gynaecol Obstet Publication Date: 2010 May |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2010-04-13 Completed Date: 2010-07-16 Revised Date: - |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 0210174 Medline TA: Int J Gynaecol Obstet Country: Ireland |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 97-9 Citation Subset: IM |
Copyright Information:
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Copyright 2010 International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics. Published by Elsevier Ireland Ltd. All rights reserved. |
Affiliation:
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Faculty of Law, Faculty of Medicine and Joint Centre for Bioethics, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada M5S 2C5. |
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Adolescent Adult Child Circumcision, Female* Ethics, Medical Female Humans Informed Consent Physician-Patient Relations Religion and Medicine Social Values Women's Health Young Adult |
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