Some Want Charges For Parents In Genital Cutting Cases

By KYLE POTTER, Associated Press, San Francisco Chronicle: Politics
Fri, 04/28/2017 - 3:09pm

(AP) — Lawmakers in Minnesota and Texas are pushing to crack down on parents involved with genital cutting after an indictment against a Detroit-area doctor accused of performing the procedure on two young Minnesota girls highlighted the little-known practice. Dr. Jumana Nagarwala is charged with female genital mutilation, conspiracy and other crimes. In Minnesota, a Republican lawmaker has offered a bill that could strip custody from parents who knowingly allow their children to be subjected to genital cutting. [...] health and welfare organizations in the United States say it's a barbaric practice that offers no health benefits but instead can cause great pain and complications for women and render them unable to enjoy sex. Minnesota Republican Rep.

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