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Laura MacDonald
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As AAP withdraws proposal that girls be cut, Australasian gynaecologists reveal they could support incising the clitoris

Sunday 30th May 2010
Just as the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) withdrew its statement proposing doctors should be able to 'nick' the clitoral prepuce of baby girls, the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RANZCOG) admitted it may consider a similar proposal.

RANZCOG Secretary Dr Gino Pecoraro stated that the issue would be considered at a June meeting of the Women's Health Committee. He commented, "We will need to start to think about [its introduction] but we would have to speak to community leaders from Australia."

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