How much of a girl's genitals can someone cut off before female circumcision becomes barbaric?
Some forms of female genital cutting are less damaging than male circumcision, for example genital scarification and genital piercing. Is scarifying or piercing a girl's labia an acceptable cultural or religious practice or is it genital mutilation?
Sunna circumcision of girls is similar to male circumcision. Sunna circumcision cuts off the hood of a girl's clitoris. Is cutting off the hood of a girl's clitoris or cutting off her labia minora an acceptable cultural or religious practice or is it genital mutilation?
Why should there be a different ethical standard for cutting the genitals of girls and cutting the genitals of boys?
Anything that is less damaging than circumcision is not damaging at all.