posted by Christopher W. Holton EndFGMToday: State Laws Are Even More Crucial Now After the Federal Ban Was Ruled Unconstitutional WASHINGTON, D.C.—A bill to criminalize the barbaric practice of female genital mutilation in South Carolina is one step closer to becoming a much-needed law. The national EndFGMToday campaign reports that the bill…
posted by Christopher W. Holton S.C. lawmakers advanced a bill Tuesday to criminalize female genital mutilation as child abuse after a judge struck down a federal ban. S.C. House Judiciary Committee members voted 24-0 to move the bill to the full House for a vote. The bill, sponsored by a…
posted by Christopher W. Holton More than a dozen states have passed legislation that ban female genital mutilation and now a South Carolina lawmaker wants to add the state to the list. Representative Heather Ammons Crawford from Horry County filed the bill. https://www.wspa.com/news/sc-lawmaker-wants-to-put-an-end-to-female-genital-mutilation/1818595827
posted by Christopher W. Holton A bill to criminalize female genital mutilation (FGM) in South Carolina passed the House sub-committee easily and unanimously this morning and is likely to pass full House committee soon with similar ease. The next hurdle will be South Carolina state Senate. https://www.centerforsecuritypolicy.org/2019/02/21/bill-criminalizing-fgm-works-its-way-through-south-carolina-legislature/