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Child Genital Cutting (CGC) is a collective term for female genital mutilation/cutting, male genital mutilation/cutting, and intersex gender-norming surgery. | '''Child Genital Cutting''' (CGC) is a collective term for [[FGM|female genital mutilation/cutting]], [[MGM|male genital mutilation/cutting]], and [[IGM|intersex gender-norming surgery]]. | ||
The term “child genital cutting” refers to involuntary surgery undertaken to modify the genitalia of a child by any adult from birth to age 18. This term is used to avoid euphemisms like | The term “child genital cutting” refers to involuntary surgery undertaken to modify the genitalia of a child by any adult from birth to age 18. This term is used to avoid euphemisms like “[[circumcision]]", vague terms like “procedure”, and inflammatory terms like “mutilation”. | ||
It is the term most preferred by [[Intact America]]. | It is the term most preferred by [[Intact America]]. | ||
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