US Toughens Bans on 'Abhorrent' Female Genital Mutilation
peter.suber's bookmarks 2021-01-08
Summary:
"Although Congress passed a law against FGM in 1996, attempts to prosecute a doctor accused of cutting nine girls in Detroit collapsed in 2018 when a Michigan federal judge ruled the law was unconstitutional and said it was a state issue.
The case was the first attempt to prosecute FGM under the federal law.
The new law closes the loophole and extends the scope of punishable offences relating to FGM...."