Huge Increase in Girls Victimized by Genital Mutilation in U.S.
513,000 women ‘at risk’ or already victims, a three-fold jump since 1990
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Women protesting during the International Day against female genital mutilation / AP
BY: Elizabeth Harrington
August 1, 2016 5:05 pm
An estimated 513,000 women and girls are at risk or have already been subjected to female genital mutilation in the United States, with the number skyrocketing due to increased immigration from countries in the Middle East and North Africa, where the practice is common.
The State Department considers female genital mutilation—the partial or total removal of female genitalia for no medical reason—to be a form of gender-based violence. The practice is illegal in the United States.
http://freebeacon.com/issues/huge-increase-girls-victimized-genital-mutilation-u-s/