Female genital mutilation and male circumcision: Toward an autonomy-based ethical framework
Abstract
This document presents an article on Female genital mutilation and male circumcision: Toward an autonomy-based ethical framework. The non-therapeutic alteration of children’s genitals is typically discussed in two separate ethical discourses: one for girls, in which such alteration is conventionally referred to as “female genital mutilation” (or FGM), and one for boys, in which it is conventionally referred to as “male circumcision.” The former is typically regarded as objectionable or even barbaric; the latter, benign or beneficial. In this paper, however, the writer call into question the moral and empirical basis for such a distinction, and he argue that it is untenable. As an alternative, he proposes an ethical framework for evaluating such alterations that is based upon considerations of bodily autonomy and informed consent, rather than sex or gender.
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| 2017-12-22 12:14:38
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Papers
Keywords :
Female Genital mutilation//Sexual violence//Human rights// Women rights//Reproductive health//gender inequality//Domestic violence//Physical violence