[Recommends to States parties:] That States parties include in their national health policies appropriate strategies aimed at eradicating female circumcision in public health care. Such strategies could include the special responsibility of health personnel including traditional birth attendants to explain the harmful effects of female circumcision;
Legal status
Non-negotiated soft law
Body
Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women
Document type
General Comment / Recommendation
Means of adoption
N.A.
Topic(s)
Harmful Practices
Health
Person(s) affected
Infants
Year
1990
Paragraph type
Conclusion / Recommendation
Reference
CEDAW General Recommendation No. 14, Female circumcision (1990), para. (b).