Genital cutting tied to later abuse risk from the Chicago Tribune, 9/24/12

The article reports, “Women who underwent genital cutting as young girls may be at increased risk of physical, sexual or emotional abuse from their husband, a study of women in Mali suggests. The study, of nearly 7,900 women, found that 22 percent of those with genital mutilation said they’d been physically abused by a husband or male partner. That compared with 12 percent of women who’d never been subjected to the procedure.”

View the full article at: http://www.chicagotribune.com/health/sns-rt-us-genital-cuttingbre88n0nq-20120924,0,4868124.story