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* '''"Female genital mutilation and male circumcision must not be compared."''' | * '''"Female genital mutilation and male circumcision must not be compared."''' | ||
*: This killer argument is often used to end a discussion about the similar violation of human rights. It is often ignored that the [[WHO]] has published a gradation catalog for different types of [[FGM]], according to which the "mildest" forms of [[FGM]] are far more harmless than the usual form of [[MGM]], which almost always means a complete removal of the [[foreskin]]. In addition, the choice of words ("genital mutilation" vs. "circumcision") tries verbally to reinforce the difference between [[FGM]] and [[MGM]]. | *: This killer argument is often used to end a discussion about the similar violation of human rights. It is often ignored that the [[WHO]] has published a gradation catalog for different types of [[FGM]], according to which the "mildest" forms of [[FGM]] are far more harmless than the usual form of [[MGM]], which almost always means a complete removal of the [[foreskin]]. In addition, the choice of words ("genital mutilation" vs. "circumcision") tries verbally to reinforce the difference between [[FGM]] and [[MGM]]. | ||
:: See also: [[Comparison MGM and FGM]]. | |||
== Religious arguments == | == Religious arguments == | ||