Why Is Female Genital Mutilation Still Happening in the U.S.?
by Phyllis Chesler
Fox News
April 27, 2017
Originally published under the title "FGM is Illegal in the United States. So Why Is It Still Happening Here?"
Knowingly subjecting someone to female genital mutilation (FGM), whether within U.S. borders or abroad ("vacation cutting"), is illegal under federal law.
Let's be clear: FGM (female genital mutilation) is illegal in the United States. That fact did not stop Drs. Humana Nagarwala, Fakhruddin Attar, and his wife Farida Attar, from allegedly performing these criminal and human rights atrocities against two vulnerable 7-year-old girls in the Detroit metro area. The physicians and Attar's wife have all been arrested. According to Fox 2 News in Detroit the three have been charged with female genital mutilation and conspiracy. The doctors are also charged with making false statements to investigators and trying to obstruct the investigation.
http://www.meforum.org/6662/female-genital-mutilation-still-happening-in-the-us
