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One FGM Question for women accessing the NHS

Bríd Hehir Published 1 August 2023

Soon all women accessing NHS care in the UK may be asked whether they’ve been subjected to FGM.

Crimestoppers’ FGM Snitchers’ Campaign

Bríd Hehir Published 5 July 2021

In June, the charity CrimeStoppers issued a briefing advertising that it would run a targeted FGM social media campaign and community engagement work

The moral licensing of FGM actors

Bríd Hehir Published 18 July 2019

I’ve recently come across the term ‘moral licensing’ and think it usefully explains how and why actors in the FGM industry behave as they do.

Brexit and FGM: Migration reduces incidence

Bríd Hehir Published 28 May 2019

While the Brexit Party’s success dominates the agenda, and the Prime Minister prepares to leave Downing St.,

The FGM panic: a danger to women and girls

Guest Author Published 15 September 2017

In recent years, the campaign against FGM has won near universal support.

The narcissism of female genital enhancement

Bríd Hehir Published 14 August 2017

The lecture, Narcissism and identity-determinism helped explain why we’ve become so absorbed with changing our bodies and why young, western women are increasingly opting for genital enhancements.