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Dr. '''Hatem Elhagaly''', a Muslim pediatrician, was dismissed from the top-notch clinic for promoting a practice that is illegal in America but, in his words, "honors [[Islam]]." | Dr. '''Hatem Elhagaly''', a Muslim pediatrician, was dismissed from the top-notch clinic for promoting a practice that is illegal in America but, in his words, "honors [[Islam]]." | ||
In a statement released announcing Elhagaly's dismissal, the Mayo Clinic wrote, "Female circumcision in children, referred to as [[female genital mutilation]] in U.S. legal statutes, is a felony-level child abuse crime. Mayo Clinic strongly opposes the procedure and it has never been performed at any Mayo Clinic facility." | In a statement released announcing Elhagaly's dismissal, the [https://www.mayoclinic.org/ Mayo Clinic] wrote, "Female circumcision in children, referred to as [[female genital mutilation]] in U.S. legal statutes, is a felony-level child abuse crime. Mayo Clinic strongly opposes the procedure and it has never been performed at any Mayo Clinic facility." | ||
Mayo Clinic however has experience with surgical treatment of ambiguous genitalia, including clitorectomy and clitoral recession, both procedures matching the definition of [[FGM]]. | Mayo Clinic however has experience with surgical treatment of ambiguous genitalia, including clitorectomy and clitoral recession, both procedures matching the definition of [[FGM]]. | ||