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txlovely · 02-26-2004, 02:27 PM

This is an antiquated practice that many are trying to end. It is used as a way to control women in many cultures.
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Please get your friend to a doctor immediately and reiterating what some have already said, if she's under 18, her parents should be jailed for abuse.

Here's an excellent article explaining the process, laws and the lifelong harm on women who are brutalized in this fashion:

http://www.parkridgecenter.org/Page131.html

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txlovely Insane Location: ...We have a problem.	This is an antiquated practice that many are trying to end. It is used as a way to control women in many cultures. www.fgmnetwork.org Please get your friend to a doctor immediately and reiterating what some have already said, if she's under 18, her parents should be jailed for abuse. Here's an excellent article explaining the process, laws and the lifelong harm on women who are brutalized in this fashion: http://www.parkridgecenter.org/Page131.html __________________ Cruel words erode self-esteem like the ocean eats away the shore.