DETROIT — A Michigan doctor may be the only physician on trial on charges of performing female genital mutilation on minor girls in the U.S., but she wasn't the only doctor who was cutting children, ...
BANJUL, Gambia — Lawmakers in the West African nation of Gambia on Monday rejected a bill that would have overturned a ban on female genital cutting. The attempt to become the first country in the ...
Campaigns in some countries have reduced the practice, but it remains widespread in those with high rates of population growth. By Stephanie Nolen Stephanie Nolen, who covers global health, has ...
SOMA, Gambia — When Metta, a mother of six from rural Gambia, heard that lawmakers were considering reversing the country’s ban on female genital cutting, a centuries-old practice she underwent as a ...
A new report out from Casey Family Programs casts doubt on whether that is the case. Now, apparently, there is something ...
Female genital mutilation is on the rise in Africa: disturbing new trends are driving up the numbers
Tamsin Bradley does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond ...
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