FGM in the US

Source: https://www.theguardian.com/society/2018/nov/22/us-is-moving-backwards-female-genital-mutilation-ruling-a-blow-to-girls-at-risk

I recently stumbled across an article about a doctor in Michigan doing FGM (see earlier post for more info. on FGM) on hundreds of young girls in the U.S. While I was shocked that FGM occurred in the U.S. (even with it being banned), what outraged me more was the fact that a judge dropped charges against the doctor, declaring the U.S.'s ban against FGM as unconstitutional. I will keep this post short, as I believe my previous post on FGM details many of the reasons FGM is inhumane and should be banned worldwide, but I did want to make sure other people were aware that FGM exists in the US (in 2018), yet people are not hearing much about it.


Related articles:
- https://wgme.com/news/local/federal-female-genital-mutilation-law-is-unconstitutional-advocates-want-state-ban
- https://www.theguardian.com/society/2018/nov/22/us-is-moving-backwards-female-genital-mutilation-ruling-a-blow-to-girls-at-risk
- https://www.cnn.com/2017/05/11/health/female-genital-mutilation-fgm-explainer-trnd/index.html
- https://www.equalitynow.org/fgm_in_the_us_learn_more?locale=en