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genital mutilation
noun
- any type of cutting or removal of all or some of the genital organs, especially excision of the clitoris.
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The plaintiffs had also challenged its protections against female genital mutilation, but King said “no credible threat of prosecution exists” in such cases, The Associated Press reported.
The executive order issued Tuesday also directs the U.S. attorney general to prioritize the enforcement of laws against “female genital mutilation,” as well as investigations into whether consumers might be misled about side effects of gender transition.
Some suffered ongoing pain or urinary complications after “this barbaric and entirely unnecessary form of female genital mutilation,” the lawsuit said.
The lawsuit, filed late Monday in Los Angeles County Superior Court, alleges that Dr. Barry Brock had, for years, made lewd and unsettling comments to patients; groped their breasts and genitals during medically unnecessary exams, sometimes without gloves; and engaged in “female genital mutilation” by giving women unneeded sutures, among other reported misconduct.
Jaswant Narwal, CPS national lead for "honour"-based abuse, female genital mutilation and forced marriage, said FGM was "a form of violence against women and girls".
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