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Vagina piercings to count as FGM in the UK, even if they are consensual

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http://www.bbc.co.uk/newsbeat/31938409

What.

All women who have a pierced vagina will be classified as having suffered female genital mutilation (FGM), the Department of Health says.
Even if an adult consents to having it done, she will still be said to have undergone a "harmful procedure".
The Department of Health says it will take "every precaution" to record "abusive" genital piercings.
But the Tattoo and Piercing Industry Union (TPIU) has told Newsbeat body piercing is "in no way related" to FGM.
"It undermines the serious nature of FGM to in any way compare it to a consensual body piercing. FGM is often carried out on minors by force and clearly without consent," says spokesman Marcus Henderson.
More than 200 FGM-related cases were investigated by the police nationally in the past five years.
The government advises you to contact the NSPCC if you or someone you know is worried about FGM - and if there is immediate risk you should tell the police.

One London-based professional piercer, who wanted to remain anonymous, says his customers do not consider genital piercings to be at all similar to FGM.
"It's nothing to do with mutilation," he says. "I think [piercing] is more to do with adornment of the body or the discovery of new sensations."
He says he thoroughly checks photo identification before undertaking any piercing work and would never do a procedure on anyone under the age of 18.

This goes beyond me, it really does.
 
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