U.S. House Bill Would Establish National Strategy To Address FGM

The Hill: Bill calls for strategy against female genital mutilation
“Two House Democrats have introduced a measure directing the federal government to craft a national strategy to protect girls from female genital mutilation. The bill offered by Democratic Reps. Joe Crowley (N.Y.) and Sheila Jackson Lee (Texas) addresses the issue of female gentile mutilation (FGM) in the United States, not just abroad…” (Marcos, 2/9).

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