Female genital mutilation (FGM) isn't someone else's problem. It has come to America.
Female genital mutilation is something we all must be concerned about.
Not only for the victims in foreign countries.
Hundreds of thousands of women and girls in America are in danger of FGM.
The world is waking up to the reality of mutilating women and girls. The United Nations has designated February 6 as the Day of Zero Tolerance of FGM, and is in Phase III of eradicating the practice worldwide.
The movement to ban FGM is picking up among state legislatures across America.
EndFGMtoday.com shows what you can do to help.
Press Release: #EndFGMToday Urges Maine Residents to Contact Lawmakers to Pass Anti-Female Genital Mutilation Bill
Maine House Speaker Sara Gideon Balks at Bringing L.D. 745 Up for Vote on Aug. 2; Law Criminalizes Barbaric Practice in State; #EndFGMToday Washington, D.C.—In less than a week, Maine lawmakers will have a chance to protect girls from the horrors of female genital mutilation (FGM) in their state. On…
Michigan FGM case could test bounds of religious liberty
This fall, a United States district judge will hear a landmark case: For the first time, the federal government is pursuing a case of female genital mutilation on American soil. Defense lawyers have said they will argue a freedom of religion defense – setting the stage for an explosive test…
Kenyan girls fly to Google headquarters after inventing app to end FGM
Animated chatter spills out from a corner of tech giant Google’s Nairobi offices as five Kenyan schoolgirls discuss their upcoming trip to California where they hope to win $15,000 for I-cut, an app to end Female Genital Mutilation (FGM). The five teenagers, aged 15 to 17, are the only Africans…
Female genital mutilation is on the rise and it needs to stop
Female genital mutilation (FGM) defies all standards of humanity and has been condemned as a hideous violation of human rights by the United Nations and the World Health Organization. The Centers for Disease Control estimates that more than 513,000 girls are at risk of FGM in the United States. With…
Female genital mutilation, human trafficking, child abuse—All in the same horrid family
Crucial Bill to Criminalize FGM in Maine Not Dead, Up for Vote in Senate on August 2—Pressure Now on House Democrats; #EndFGMToday Washington, D.C.—There are few in America who would argue that mutilating the genitals of little girls is excusable. Yet, some lawmakers in Maine are preventing the criminalization of…
Ohio must ban genital mutilation
When authorities discovered that a pair of Michigan doctors were using a Livonia clinic to perform genital mutilations on young girls, they had to charge the suspects in federal court because Michigan had no state law outlawing the practice. Earlier this month, Gov. Rick Snyder signed a bill that will…
Female genital mutilation is child abuse – and we’re not doing enough to stop it
Female genital mutilation is one of the most horrific abuses that can be perpetrated on a young girl. It involves the excision of the clitoris, cutting of the labia and, in its most extreme form, sewing the vaginal lips shut. It has no medical benefits and can lead to severe…
Liz Wheeler: When little girls are strapped down to tables and cut with broken glass…
Michigan takes female genital mutilators to court
On July 19, U.S. District Court Judge Bernard Friedman denied bail for Dr. Jumana Nagarwala, a physician, as the Detroit Free Press reported, “accused of cutting the genitals of two Minnesota girls as part of a religious procedure.” According to the court, Nagarwala may have subjected as many as 100…
Female genital mutilation now a felony in Michigan
Governor Rick Snyder signed a large bill package last week that makes female genital mutilation a felony in Michigan, but he could see more bills on this issue headed to his desk. The additional bills deal with police training and parental rights. Democratic state Representative Vanessa Guerra sponsored the legislation, HB 4640,…