Did you know that Connecticut is 1 of 10 states that have still failed to ban female genital mutilation (FGM)? That makes #CT a prime destination for FGM trafficking! The Population Reference Bureau estimates that there are 2,658 at-risk girls and survivors of FGM in Connecticut.
@FGreeenHill @NewYorkGuy6@Aella_Girl@15__Square “Most penile trauma is iatrogenic as a result of circumcision.” Oxford Handbook of Paediatrics, 2nd edition, page 881
"The most common cause of penile injuries is from complications of circumcision" Strange & Schafermeyer's Pediatric Emergency Medicine, 4th edition, chapter 27
@mac_actual @JAFOOFAJ@thereal_truther This isn't the Oxford Union debating society. Twitter threads are mostly just random people spouting off whatever happens to be on their mind.
I just thought I would offer a constructive suggestion relevant to medical mistrust, a huge societal issue.
I stand by it 100%.
@matthew_mechtly @MdotKwabena You're worrying about a phantom problem.
It's not an issue in Europe, China, Japan, Australia, etc., places where men are mostly intact.
The real first-principle should be "do no harm".
@annbauerwriter I once showed my supervisor at work how to disassemble and clean her computer mouse.
She was still talking months later about the satisfaction it gave her.
@vjg46 Why do the tables need to be turned? Wouldn't it be better if they were all just discarded?
In any event, there seems to be plenty of body shaming done to women by other women.
@Covidtalk1@AlfredWhiteh16@MisandryE@MopPerry “Most penile trauma is iatrogenic as a result of circumcision.” Oxford Handbook of Paediatrics, 2nd edition, page 881
"The most common cause of penile injuries is from complications of circumcision" Strange & Schafermeyer's Pediatric Emergency Medicine, 4th edition, chapter 27
@FourthWaver "Septic shock causes many fatalities. The problem is most severe in the Eastern Cape province, where nearly 500 young men have died in circumcision rituals since 2006, including 83 last year, according to the provincial health department.", https://t.co/5e9L0mWW1m
@cat_isle@FourthWaver When people (men and women alike) point out that MGM can be as destructive--or even more destructive--as certain forms of FGM, they aren't in the least minimizing harm to women and girls.
It only seems that way to those who minimize MGM.