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1) FGM isn't part of any specific religion (Christians and Muslims do it, among others). It's a tradition thing.
2) There are reversal/correction surgeries but the scar tissue will never go away. This will affect her in the future if she wants to give birth.
3) She can get anonymous help from sliding scale health clinics.
4) (In response to something from above) It is completely possible she can get an infection after 9 yrs. I was told by an outreach person telling a personal story of a 17 year old who was hospitalized because she had blood poisoning from all the yrs. of build-up in her.
5) 6,000 females are circumsized each day.
6) Females aren't the only ones who undergo genital mutilation (re: intersexed babies who are reassigned genders by their doctors).
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