Female genital cutting has produced

a. major tensions between rich and poor countries that have spinoff effects on other issues such as trade and international violence.
b. links in the minds of most people between that practice and others such as cosmetic surgeries and male circumcision.
c. differences between people who view it as a human rights issue and those who think it is a cultural practice defining virtuous women.
d. its occurrence during ethnic-based warfare when one side's combatants attempt to undermine their enemies' will to fight.
e. laws banning the practice in the countries that are members of the United Nations and its related agencies.

C