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#endFGM: 'I cry during sex because it's painful'

September 2, 2015

As a child Aminatu remembers being held down naked and cut. She suffers pain when she has sex as a result and fears she will for the rest of her life.

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Life Links - weibliche Genitalverstümmelung
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#endFGM: 'During sex, people cry with pleasure. I cry with pain'

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