ablation

The notion of ablation has its origin in the Latin word ablatio. Its most usual meaning describes the consequence of make a cut, carry out a separation or simply remove something.

In the field of medicine, it makes specific reference to the separation or removal of an organ or part of the body structure. In this sense, it should be noted that the ablation takes place within the framework of an excision or surgical intervention. In general, ablation is understood to be the operation by which the organs and tissues of a deceased subject are removed for the purpose of transplant them to another person. As established by official procedures, the organs that have been removed are preserved in containers at low temperature, under sterile conditions and with preservation fluids. The fabrics, for their part, have different forms of conservation.

In the geology, on the other hand, ablation is the kind of erosion that a relief undergoes as a result of the power of physical or chemical processes (continental ablation). The glacial ablationOn the other hand, it is characterized by describing the loss of mass suffered by glaciers as a result of melting, sublimation or breaking of icebergs.

Violence, horror and sexism

One of the most ancient customs and the one that causes the most damage to the female gender in the African Continent are the initiation rites, which consist of the clitoral ablation (practice also known as female genital mutilation) either absolute or partial in girls of no more than seven years. This operation is extremely painful and its only objective is to maintain customs and "save" the girls from a promiscuous life. It is estimated that, in Africa, more than 100 million women are living today after being subjected to this process.

The most extreme modality of this kind of ablation is the pharaonic circumcision or infibulation, which is based on the complete extraction of the clitoris and the labia both majora and minora, as well as including a back stitching on both sides of the vulva with wire, fishing line or a paste that is prepared at home and works like glue . Only a minimal hole is left so as not to obstruct menstrual blood or urine. After the intervention, both legs of the victim are brought together and tied with ropes, ensuring that it is a form of preserve the girl's virginity and help healing.

Among the harmful consequences caused by genital cutting, we can mention acute infections, poor healing, cyst formation and increased susceptibility to infection of the genital AIDS. It can even trigger death from hemorrhagic or neurogenic collapse.

But the pain of these girl-women does not end that ill-fated day. When years later they marry, with a man generally chosen by their guardians or parents, they again face acute pain, when again a midwife must open the orifice so that they can consummate the sexual act.

Ablation is not only a trampling freedom and nature of women, but also brings dire consequences. The infections that the victims have to face in many cases end their lives and in others condemn them to even more atrocious and martyrical sufferings such as subsequent extremely painful menstruations, among other sufferings.

However, possibly the greatest mark left by this bandálic act is the one that cannot be perceived from the outside, a psychological damage from which they do not recover. It is a mutilation that causes irreparable damage to its victims; In fact, many girls go into a state of shock caused by the intense pain suffered during the intervention, a psychological trauma severe and extreme exhaustion as a result of incessant screaming, from which they find it very difficult to get out.

Every year millions of little girls undergo this operation, in name of a religion, of a barbaric belief and without even having the option to choose it; This custom is as heinous as the circumcision of Jewish boys or the indiscriminate slaughter of animals and there is nothing to justify it, it needs to be finished once and for all. Let's save childhood!