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Female Genital Mutilation
Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) is the collective term for a number of procedures, involving cutting or removal of the external female genitalia. Some of these procedures are minor in nature, while others involve significant intervention. It is usually performed on girls or adolescent women.
In Australia there is a commitment by the Commonwealth and State Governments to a national education program of FGM, which aims to eliminate the practice of FGM and to assist women and girls who have undergone the practice through a process of awareness raising, community development, health promotion and community education.