Medscape

Clinicians Urged to Screen for Female Genital Mutilation

Updated guidelines in Italy call for active screening and multidisciplinary care for women with female genital mutilation ...
dw

Gambia postpones vote to repeal FGM ban

Women's rights remain under threat in Gambia after parliament decided to postpone a vote on upholding the ban on female genital mutilation (FGM). https://p.dw.com/p ...
New Republic

For Young Women, a Horrifying Consequence of Mubarak’s Overthrow

Cairo—Ali, a 34-year-old Cairo businessman who asked that his real name not be used, is weighing whether or not to circumcise his 12-year-old daughter. Female circumcision, or female genital ...
NPR

The Queen Honors Two Women Who Seek To End Female Genital Mutilation

Leyla Hussein had mixed feelings when she found out that Queen Elizabeth II was naming her an Officer of the Order of the British Empire for her work to eliminate female genital mutilation. "I had to ...
The Conversation

Female genital mutilation is a leading cause of death for girls where it’s practised – new study

The authors do not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and have disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond their ...
Newsweek

Female Genital Mutilation on the Rise in the U.S.

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 ...
NPR

The 2019 Report Card For The Fight To End Female Genital Mutilation

It's understandable that opponents of female genital mutilation (FGM) might feel discouraged as the new year gets underway. From Uganda, where FGM was prohibited in 2010, came reports of 226 cases of ...
CNN

Female genital mutilation: Thousands of victims ‘residing in the UK’

Report: An estimated 137,000 females affected by FGM were living in England and Wales in 2011 The highest rates were found in London, with almost 50 per 1,000 women in Southwark in the south of city ...
The Guardian

Move to overturn FGM ban in the Gambia postponed

Committee will examine for at least three months a bill proposing repeal of ban on female genital mutilation A decision on whether to overturn a ban on female genital mutilation (FGM) in the Gambia ...
CNN

Tension mounts as Gambian lawmakers debate repealing landmark FGM ban

Gambia’s parliament debated Monday whether to overturn a landmark law that banned female genital mutilation (FGM) in the country, as some religious groups in the largely Muslim nation pushed for the ...
Salon

Female genital mutilation in the U.S.: No compromise

A pregnant woman, an immigrant to the United States from Somalia, is answering routine hospital inquiries about her plans for labor and delivery, including this: “If it’s a boy, do you want him ...