Friday, February 6, 2015

Study Estimates That Female Genital Mutilation Rates Have Doubled in the U.S. Since 2004 - Feb 6, 2015

Newsweek, Feb 6, 2015
Lucy Wescott  
     The number of women and girls at risk for female genital mutilation (FGM) in the United States has more than doubled in the past 10 years, according to new figures released on Friday.
The data, the first on FGM in the U.S. for a decade, is being published to coincide with the United Nations’ International Day of Zero Tolerance for FGM.
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Also for your information is this link from Alternet: "U.N. Calls for Zero Tolerance of Female Genital Mutilation"