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This paper provides some basic information about female genital mutilation (FGM) as a social problem and as a health problem. It includes selected actions taken over the last 45 years by the United Nations regarding FGM. The focus here is on the ethics of individuals and institutions, such as the World Health Organization, attempting to intervene in traditional cultural practices like FGM. This discussion raises some questions about ethical universals and ethical relativism with regards to FGM and the attempts to change or eradicate this practice.
本文提供了一些关于女性生殖器切割这一社会问题和健康问题的基本信息。它包括联合国在过去45年里针对女性生殖器切割采取的部分行动。这里的重点是个人和机构（如世界卫生组织）试图干预像女性生殖器切割这样的传统文化习俗的伦理问题。这场讨论引发了一些关于女性生殖器切割以及改变或根除这种习俗的尝试在伦理普遍性和伦理相对主义方面的问题。
