Unfortunately, at this time, the success in Kenya has actually had some negative impact in Ethiopia. Some Kenyans, fearing consequences from their government if they subject their children to FGM in Kenya, actually take their children into Ethiopia for the practice (Wessendorf 481)
In Austria, Belgium, Switzerland, Spain, and Sweden people face the risk of prosecution if the procedure is performed. Many pediatricians have come forward in these European countries to encourage young girls to speak up if they are at risk of being circumcised (Jaeger, Caflisch, and Hohfeld 32)
Many of the girls often bleed to death, or if they survive they have painful period as well as painful sexual intercourse with their husbands. A simple task such as emptying the bladder can become quite difficult and childbirth can often be horrendous on the mother because of this procedure (Utz-Billing and Kentenich 227)
The point of genital mutilation is to eliminate sexual sensation thereby making the girl less likely to violate sexual mores. In the process she becomes more desirable to men" (Mugenzi, 1998