genital mutilation

noun

1. any type of cutting or removal of all or some of the genital organs, especially excision of the clitoris.

Example Sentences

Some suffered ongoing pain or urinary complications after “this barbaric and entirely unnecessary form of female genital mutilation,” the lawsuit said.

From Los Angeles Times

The lawsuit, filed late Monday in Los Angeles County Superior Court, alleges that Dr. Barry Brock had, for years, made lewd and unsettling comments to patients; groped their breasts and genitals during medically unnecessary exams, sometimes without gloves; and engaged in “female genital mutilation” by giving women unneeded sutures, among other reported misconduct.

From Los Angeles Times

Jaswant Narwal, CPS national lead for "honour"-based abuse, female genital mutilation and forced marriage, said FGM was "a form of violence against women and girls".

From BBC

About 98% undergo female genital mutilation.

From BBC

According to Wallnau, Ziklag also plans to fund ballot initiatives in seven key states — Arizona, Colorado, Florida, Michigan, Montana, Nevada and Ohio — that take aim at the transgender community by seeking to ban “genital mutilation.”

From Salon