London: Frauen mit Vagina-Piercings gelten jetzt als Opfer von Genitalverstümmelung

Während man sich um kleine Jungen, die zwangsbeschnitten werden, nun wirklich nicht kümmern kann, haben britische Gesetzgeber inzwischen eine neue Opfergruppe entdeckt: Frauen, die sich ihre Vagina haben piercen lassen. Der London Evening Standard berichtet:

Hundreds of women in London with vagina piercings will be recorded as victims of potentially illegal female genital mutilation under new NHS rules to be introduced next month.

The mandatory reporting regulations, sent to medical staff by the Department of Health, say that any woman whose labia or clitoris has been pierced must be classed as suffering FGM.

The rules will apply even when women have consented to the piercing and had the procedure in the belief that it will improve their sex lives and enhance their attractiveness.

It means that each of the women will also be classed as a potential crime victim and that those responsible for carrying out the piercing could be deemed guilty of an offence under legislation banning FGM.