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Female Genital Mutilation Is a Canadian Issue Too

Craig and Marc Kielburger | Posted 05.06.2013 | Canada Impact
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Craig and Marc Kielburger

The United Nations World Health Organization estimates that 140-million women and girls around the world have experienced female genital mutilation (FGM). In December the UN unanimously passed a resolution banning the practice. What shocked us was discovering FGM is a serious issue in Canada, too. In 2011, almost 29,000 women from Africa and the Middle East became permanent residents of Canada. Dr. Davis, who has worked with hundreds of immigrant women, says a high percentage of these will have undergone FGM.

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Keep the Government Away From My Junk (Yes, That Kind)

Yoni Goldstein | Posted 09.06.2012 | Canada
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Yoni Goldstein

When the German state of Cologne tried to ban circumcision last week, I just had to laugh. To humans, that sloppy appendage is a living punch line, the bumbling member that gets men into trouble, more often than not. I can see why god would feel the need to dictate rules and regulations when it comes to the upper head. But the lower one? That's just weird.

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What's Wrong With My Vagina?

Aviva Rubin | Posted 06.16.2012 | Canada Living
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Aviva Rubin

Bleach it, tighten it, wax it, freshen it, nip and tuck it. Worry about it -- a lot. That's what the cosmetic industry wants us to do. Forget RRSPs. Invest in your labia. The returns will be worth it.

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Medical Schools To Be Trained In Treating Female Genital Cutting

CP | Anne-Marie Tobin, The Canadian Press | Posted 02.22.2012 | Canada Living
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TORONTO - The Society of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists of Canada says information about treating patients who have had female genital cutting or mu...

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Genital Mutilation A Human Rights Violation: Doctors

CP | Anne-Marie Tobin, The Canadian Press | Posted 04.22.2012 | Canada
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TORONTO - The Society of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists of Canada says information about treating patients who have had female genital cutting or mu...

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