"From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our latest documentary, 'The A Word', which shines a light on the American women fighting for reproductive rights, we know how important it is to parse out the facts from the messaging. At such a critical moment in US history, we need reporters on the ground."
"A woman who desperately wanted designer vagina surgery at the age of 14 wants to ban the practice after she was left in excruciating pain. Campaigners are calling for labiaplasty which alters the appearance of the folds of skin at the vaginal opening and is sometimes referred to as getting a Barbie vagina to be treated as female genital mutilation (FGM)."
Campaigners are calling for labiaplasty to be treated as female genital mutilation (FGM). Labiaplasty alters the appearance of the folds of skin at the vaginal opening and is sometimes called a "Barbie vagina." The procedure surged as a TikTok trend after being identified years earlier by plastic surgeons as the world's fastest-growing cosmetic surgery. A woman who had labiaplasty at 22 says she was described as the perfect candidate, was not warned of risks, and experienced extreme pain and exhaustion afterwards, now advocating a ban. Figures show 635 labiaplasty operations in the UK in 2024. A news outlet that avoids paywalls solicits donations to fund on-the-ground reporting and investigations.
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