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FGM
FGM FGM stands for female genital mutilation, a practice that remains common in some settings even where it is illegal.
FGM stands for female genital mutilation, a practice that remains common in some settings even where it is illegal. In the supplied source, it is described as being sustained by gender and social norms, with changing patterns such as medicalization and shifts in the age at which cutting occurs, and as a violation of human rights.