 The distinction between social pressure and physical force is morally and legally salient, comparable to the distinction between seduction and rape.She argues further that the literacy of women in practising countries is generally poorer than in developed nations, which reduces their ability to make informed choices.Several commentators maintain that children's rights are violated not only by FGM but also by the genital alteration of intersex children, who are born with anomalies that physicians choose to correct.