As of today, 79 % of women in Guinea support female genital mutilation (Paulet). Guinea is the second biggest supporter of the removal of women’s sexual body parts, and it needs to be stopped. The procedures put women and young children at risk of many dangers including death. Children as young as ten years old are forced into these painful and unnecessary operations (“Genital Mutilation on the Rise”). The practices that people living in Guinea think are good, are causing more harm than they realize. Female genital mutilation in Guinea is a problem that has been abolished for most part in all but two countries. The ages of the girls and women that it is performed on range from 10 to 24, meaning at a very young age there is a risk for them of dying (Cone). If they do not die, it can cause infections, diseases, or affect them in a mental state (“Female Genital Mutilation”) Religion plays a big part in the problem because it is the cause of the mutilation. One of the main reasons why it has not disappeared yet is that it is done because…show more content… The parents of the girls encourage it to be done because they believe in it (Paulat). If their minds are changed, it will cease to happen. Since 1997 when it started to be noticed more, efforts have been made to stop it (“Female Genital Mutilation”). Organizations such as the United Nations Children’s Fund has been monitoring the practice for a long time and making attempts to stop it (“Female Genital Mutilation”). There are also campaigns and other organizations involved, as well as the government (“Genital Mutilation on the Rise”). One of the steps taken to stop it was to make it illegal. It is illegal under article 265 of the penal code, though no cases found have been brought to trial (U.S. Department of State). More needs to and will continue to happen in order to try and stop female genital
