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Proclamation 158/2007: A Proclamation to Abolish Female Circumcision
Whereas female circumcision is a procedure that seriously endangers the health of women, causes them considerable pain and suffering, and threatens their lives;
Whereas this procedure violates women's basic human rights by depriving them of their physical and mental integrity, their right to freedom from violence and discrimination, and, in the most extreme cases, their lives;
Whereas the immediate or long-term harmful consequences of this procedure vary according to the type and customs of the procedure performed;
Whereas its immediate consequences include severe pain, hemorrhage that can cause fainting or death, ulceration of the genital region, injury to adjacent tissues, urine retention, and dangerous infections;
Whereas its long-term consequences include recurrent infections of the urinary system, permanent infections of the reproductive system, complications in childbirth (including infertility), and scar formation, such as increasing abscesses in the labia minora and the prevention of menstruation;
Whereas it has been traditionally practiced and is prevalent in Eritrea; and
Whereas the Eritrean Government has decided to abolish this harmful procedure that violates women's rights;
Now, therefore, it is proclaimed as follows:
This Proclamation may be cited as "The Female Circumcision Abolition Proclamation No. 158/2007."
In this Proclamation, "female circumcision" means:
Female circumcision is hereby abolished.
This Proclamation shall enter into force as of the date of its publication in the Gazette of Eritrean Laws.
Done at Asmara, this 20th day of March, 2007
Government of Eritrea
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