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Should female genital cosmetic surgery and genital piercing be regarded ethically and legally as female genital mutilation?

  1. B Kelly1,
  2. C Foster2

Article first published online: 25 JAN 2012

DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-0528.2011.03260.x

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BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology

BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology

Volume 119, Issue 4, pages 389–392, March 2012

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Kelly, B. and Foster, C. (2012), Should female genital cosmetic surgery and genital piercing be regarded ethically and legally as female genital mutilation?. BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, 119: 389–392. doi: 10.1111/j.1471-0528.2011.03260.x

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  1. 1

     Nuffield Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, Oxford University, John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford, UK

  2. 2

     Green Templeton College and The Ethox Centre, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK

*Dr B Kelly, Nuffield Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, Oxford University, Level 3 Women’s Centre, John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford, OX3 9DU, UK. Email brenda.kelly@obs-gyn.ox.ac.uk

Publication History

  1. Issue published online: 10 FEB 2012
  2. Article first published online: 25 JAN 2012
  3. Accepted 30 November 2011. Published Online 25 January 2012.

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