Monday, May 21, 2012

Doctor Urging Female Genital Mutilation Is Fired; Muslim Pediatrician at Mayo Clinic: Honors Islam

The Europe News website reports today (May 21, 2012) that the Mayo Clinic has fired one of its doctors for advocating female genital mutilation.

Dr. Hatem Elhagaly -- a Muslim pediatrician -- was dismissed from the top-notch clinic for promoting a practice that is illegal in America but, in his words, "honors Islam."

The barbaric practice has no health benefits to women. Yet, female genital mutilation is performed on some 3 million girls -- mostly in Africa -- every year.

Mutilation of female genitals can cause severe bleeding, urinary problems, painful menstruation, cysts, complications in childbirth, sterility, and death.

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