FGM could lead to psychological, sexual and physical complications including low libido, infections, infertility and even death. Female genital mutilation (FGM) involves removing the clitoris partially or completely, leading to psychological, sexual and physical complications including low libido, infections, infertility and even death. WeSpeakOut, a survivor-led movement by Bohra women to end FGM, said legislation was needed to stop the centuries-old custom. WeSpeakOut said that of 81 Bohra women surveyed across four Indian states, all had been cut and up to three-quarters of their daughters had also been subjected to the practice. It gave the figures in a report released before the UN's International Day of Zero Tolerance for FGM on Tuesday.

Source: Daily Nation February 06, 2018 06:22 UTC