Egyptian doctors campaign against genital cutting – The National

Egyptian doctors campaign against genital cutting – The National

The death of a girl aged 12 during FGM spurred the launch of the 'White Coats' campaign to end the illegal practice. Doctors in Egypt are campaigning about the dangers of female genital mutilation after the death of a girl aged 12 , saying they do not want their white coats "stained with blood".. FGM was banned in Egypt in 2008 but remains common - a 2016 survey by the UN Children's Fund showed 87 per cent of women and girls aged 15 to 49 had undergone the procedure.. "We want to send a message to other doctors that we do not want our white coats to be stained with blood as well as to citizens that medicine refuses this practice," said campaign organiser Randa Fakhr El Deen, head of the NGOs Union Against Harmful Practices on Women and Children.. Posters with the slogans "No to FGM" and "FGM is a Crime" have been posted at a Cairo metro station, where doctors in white coats gave out leaflets.. In response, Fakhr El Deen told Hassan that FGM had no basis in religion and was not taught in medical schools in Egypt.. Last month Egyptian authorities arrested a retired doctor