Forced genital cutting in North America: Feminist theory and nursing considerations (2013)
This study is a Descriptive research regarding All FGM/C with the following characteristics:
Author(s): Antinuk,Kira
FGM/C Type(s): All
Health area of focus: None.
Objective: To examine forced nontherapeutic genital cutting (FNGC) through the lens of feminist theory
and in relation to the concept of social justice in nursing
Study Population: not stated
Findings: Using feminist theory,I have presented a social justice nursing perspective on FNGC. The underlying assumptions of feminism,which apply to male infant circumcision and intersex infant/child genital cutting,have been critiqued. I have compared the responsibility of feminists and nurses with regard to addressing the hegemony of circumcisionism. The need for nurses and feminists to act in consideration of their responsibility to uphold principles of justice for all has been discussed. Society has undergone changes as a result of updated medical guidance and human rights advocacy within the past 30 years,which have laid the groundwork for a challenge to circumcisionism. Although there have been few feminists or nurses who have worked toward an equal protection for all children from FNGC,the time for these groups to fulfill their social justice responsibilities in this area has arrived and cannot be ignored any longer.
Geographical coverage
Region(s):Not specified
Country(ies):Not specified