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doing something simply because it is tradition isn't sufficient reason to do it if it means injuring a child (and I'm not talking about tribal tattoos or other such rites of passage; genital mutilation, foot binding and the like debilitates these children for the rest of their lives). it upsets [understatement] me that some of these parents believe that their daughters won't be able to marry if they don't have this done, and it outrages me even further that this is still true to some extent.

Changing traditions is a gradual process, education is a good start. If it meant preventing those children from going through that physical and psychological trauma, I'd support separating them from their parents before they can be mutilated.

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