23 Aug 2009, 1:28pm
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NYT Magazine

 

I have been waiting to read this (and the other articles) after learning about the edition a while ago.

school

The first time I met a victim of female genital mutilation was during medical school – my Peds Surgery rotation.  The young woman was lying on the O.R. table.  The Anesthesiologist was ready to place a urine catheter  and motioned for me to join her.  There are no words to describe what I felt.  Anger? Not even close.

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