Legalise Female Genital Mutilation, says doctor in court
Dr Tatu Kamau at the Machakos High Court on January 17, 2018 after filing a case in which she is seeking to have female circumcision legalised. PHOTO | COURTESY
Dr Tatu Kamau wants the Anti-FGM Board, which has been spearheading the campaign against the practice, abolished.
Dr Kamau said the outlawing of female circumcision is against the culture of many African communities and should be reviewed.
She said all females, especially adults, should be allowed to make choices regarding their bodies without being restricted by legislation.
Dr Kamau said that the term FGM is a “misnomer” as Westerners, who coined it, are now practising it, only that they now refer to it as Female Genital Surgery.
A medical doctor has filed a case at the Machakos High Court seeking to have female circumcision, also known as female genital mutilation (FGM), legalised.
Dr Tatu Kamau, in the case before Justice David Kemei on Wednesday, also wants the Anti-FGM Board, which has been spearheading the campaign against the practice, abolished.
