Kontakt 2005, 7(1-2):160-163 | DOI: 10.32725/kont.2005.032

Ethical and health aspects of the circumcision in womenBiomedicine

Libuša Radková^1,*, Radovan Boča², Ladislav Šoltés^3,1

¹ Trnavská univerzita, Fakulta zdravotníctva a sociálnej práce, katedra dobrovoľníctva

² Fakultná nemocnica s poliklinikou, chirurgická klinika, Trnava

³ Slovenská zdravotnícka univerzita, katedra medicínskej etiky a bioetiky

The circumcision in women, which is ever being implemented for ritual reasons supported by the tradition, is an unacceptable intervention mutilating the woman genitals and disturbing the woman sexuality. The authors emphasize that it is employed mainly in areas, where the man remains a dominant partner and woman genitals serve exclusively for the reproduction of children and pleasure of men. Based on own experience, the authors consider the circumcision in women as an absolutely unacceptable tradition, which violently damages the woman and makes her a tool and property of the man. We consider the circumcision in women as an intervention, which brings a charge against the current humankind and its inability of uprooting it definitely.

Keywords: circumcision in women; genital mutilation; ritual; sexuality; complications

Published: June 29, 2005  Show citation