tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5360814020056871156.post3993206008055194267..comments2024-03-03T13:55:46.243-08:00Comments on Ambling Along the Aqueduct: UPDATE to post on Egyptian Ban of Female Genital Surgeries: Ban Intended to Salve Westerners, Not to Prevent FGSTimmi Duchamphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00673465487533328661noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5360814020056871156.post-3840247138100668982007-07-09T09:52:00.000-07:002007-07-09T09:52:00.000-07:00There are some people who attempt to adjust down f...There are some people who attempt to adjust down for the high reported numbers, assuming some women who are not cut will report being cut because it is the modest answer.<BR/><BR/>I'm distrustful of the stats in that article bceause of the agenda of the person presenting them. That doesn't mean that they're necessarily wrong, but I wouldn't take them as being necessarily reliable.Rachel Swirskyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00939668760298612130noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5360814020056871156.post-86596521402473126372007-07-09T08:30:00.000-07:002007-07-09T08:30:00.000-07:00Here is a link to a story i heard on NPR last Frid...Here is a link to a story i heard on NPR last Friday. The numbers here are much lower than the 97% cited in the post. I suspect the actualy number is probably somewhere inbetween.<BR/><BR/>www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=11767534Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com