Why Is There So Much Controversy Over Clitoridectomy

question 59

Multiple Choice

Why is there so much controversy over clitoridectomy?

• A) it is a non-Western religious practice
• B) it is extremely dangerous to women's health
• C) it causes women to have too much fertility
• D) it allows women to practice birth control

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