The First Case Addressing Female Genital Mutilation in Australia

Rogers, Juliet

doi:10.1177/1037969x1604100404

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“…On the other hand, as pricking does not cause any anatomical changes, arguments that pricking has a limited impact on health and function have been brought forward. 40 41 The legal status of pricking is also contested. As circumcision of boys where tissue is removed is a legal practice, the justifications behind legislating against a practice on girls that does not involve the removal of tissue are questioned.…”

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Baseline data from a planned RCT on attitudes to female genital cutting after migration: when are interventions justified?

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ObjectivesTo present the primary outcomes from a baseline study on attitudes towards female genital cutting (FGC) after migration.DesignBaseline data from a planned cluster randomised, controlled trial. Face-to-face interviews were used to collect questionnaire data in 2015. Based on our hypothesis that established Somalis could be used as facilitators of change among those newly arrived, data were stratified into years of residency in Sweden.SettingSweden.Participants372 Somali men and women, 206 newly arrived (0–4 years), 166 established (>4 years).Primary outcome measuresWhether FGC is acceptable, preferred for daughter and should continue, specified on anatomical extent.ResultsThe support for anatomical change of girls and women’s genitals ranged from 0% to 2% among established and from 4% to 8% among newly arrived. Among those supporting no anatomical change, 75%–83% among established and 53%–67% among newly arrived opposed all forms of FGC, with the remaining supporting pricking of the skin with no removal of tissue. Among newly arrived, 37% stated that pricking was acceptable, 39% said they wanted their daughter to be pricked and 26% reported they wanted pricking to continue being practised. Those who had lived in Sweden ≤ 2 years had highest odds of supporting FGC; thereafter, the opposition towards FGC increased over time after migration.ConclusionA majority of Somali immigrants, including those newly arrived, opposed all forms of FGC with increased opposition over time after migration. The majority of proponents of FGC supported pricking. We argue that it would have been unethical to proceed with the intervention as it, with this baseline, would have been difficult to detect a change in attitudes given that a majority opposed all forms of FGC together with the evidence that a strong attitude change is already happening. Therefore, we decided not to implement the planned intervention.Trial registration numberTrial registration number NCT02335697;Pre-results.

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Baseline data from a planned RCT on attitudes to female genital cutting after migration: when are interventions justified?

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“…The Defence argued that only a touch to the genitals had occurred, and that no trauma to the skin -no incision in the flesh -had taken place. Therefore, what was specifically in dispute was whether what had happened could be considered "mutilation" (Rogers 2016). In order to establish that FGM had taken place, the Crown was obliged to prove that the girls' genitals had been "mutilated".…”

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“…Two additional doctors from the Royal Children's Hospital, who conducted ultrasound examinations, also concluded that there was no evidence of injury to the girls. Without evidence of injury, the clause in the legislation that expands to "or otherwise mutilates" was mentioned by the judge in his instructions to the jury (see Rogers 2016).…”

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“…Obrana je tvrdila da su spolni organi bili samo dodirnuti i da nije došlo do ozljede kože -do zarezivanja mesa. Stoga se povela rasprava o tome može li ono što se dogodilo smatrati "mutilacijom" (Rogers 2016). Kako bi se utvrdilo da je došlo do ženske genitalne mutilacije, tužilaštvo je trebalo dokazati da je došlo do "mutilacije" genitalija djevojčica.…”

Section: Prosudba Mutilacije U Australijiunclassified

“…Bez dokaza o ozljedi sudac je u naputku poroti naveo stavak zakona koji se proširuje na "ili na drugi način sakati" (usp. Rogers 2016).…”

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The First Case Addressing Female Genital Mutilation in Australia

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Baseline data from a planned RCT on attitudes to female genital cutting after migration: when are interventions justified?

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