Letters
Cosmetic genitoplasty
It's female genital mutilation and should be prosecuted
BMJ 2007; 334 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.39252.646042.3A (Published 28 June 2007) Cite this as: BMJ 2007;334:1335
- Marge Berer, editor
- Reproductive Health Matters, London NW5 1TL
- mberer{at}rhmjournal.org.uk
Liao and Creighton ask how healthcare providers in the United Kingdom should respond to requests for “genitoplasty,”1 or what two UK websites call “labial reduction” and “female genital reshaping.”2 3 This procedure, which entails “the partial or total removal of the external female genital organs for cultural or other non-therapeutic reasons,”4 is a criminal offence in the UK under …
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