Designer Vaginas Flashcards
Labiaplasty, tightening, piercings, etc. all considered:
Female Genital Cosmetic Surgery (FGCS)
‘Western practice’ - some plastic surgeons cite influence of pornography and women’s desire to change genitals to..
‘conform’ to what they see
Little academic literature about…
FGCS
WHO allegedly has asked Drs/GPs to record any form of ‘modification’ regardless of ethnicity/culture as it is classified as …
Type IV in FGM
Recently, Home Affairs Select Committee debated whether FGCS should also be illegal, cited ‘fairness’ and equality before the…
law
Mainly adult ‘choice’ BUT- clitoral reduction - baby girls with ‘ambiguous genitalia’ = some argue enforced …
‘conforming’ to gender binaries