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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsPlease take 30 seconds for this. A victim of female genital mutilation asks for our help.
She has lifelong complications from the procedure and her sister died as a result of it. Millions of US girls may be at risk, including many who may be subject to "vacation cutting" on trips to their homelands.
She's asking people to sign her petition at Change.org.
She's simply requesting support for a prevalence study, so researchers can determine how widespread the problem is: the first step toward ending it.
Can you help?
https://www.change.org/petitions/end-fgm-now-protect-girls-from-getting-cut-and-support-victims-of-female-genital-mutilation-in-the-usa
BrotherIvan
(9,126 posts)Come on people. Get over there.
pnwmom
(108,977 posts)BrotherIvan
(9,126 posts)This practice is an ABOMINATION and must be stopped. I don't know how it can happen as the mothers are as indoctrinated as the fathers. But something must be done.
redqueen
(115,103 posts)msanthrope
(37,549 posts)theHandpuppet
(19,964 posts)pnwmom
(108,977 posts)riderinthestorm
(23,272 posts)UtahLib
(3,179 posts)politicat
(9,808 posts)Vattel
(9,289 posts)Done
Thanks for bringing this to our attention!
sarisataka
(18,654 posts)as a father to a girl, I cannot imagine considering have such a barbaric thing done to her
Rhiannon12866
(205,320 posts)Tuesday Afternoon
(56,912 posts)LiberalElite
(14,691 posts)Aristus
(66,349 posts)K&R.