genital mutilation

noun

1. any type of cutting or removal of all or some of the genital organs, especially excision of the clitoris.

Example Sentences

She became a victim of female genital mutilation, and arrived in the UK as a child bride aged just 13 to be with her then-husband.

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The section suggested those investigations could be based on laws against “female genital mutilation,” or even around a 1938 law known as the Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, which authorizes the Food and Drug Administration to regulate food, drugs, medical devices and cosmetics.

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One mother of a Children’s Hospital patient told The Times last month that she is terrified the Justice Department is “going to come after parents and use the female genital mutilation law ... to prosecute parents and separate me from my child.”

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“I’m very afraid that the DOJ and this acting Attorney General are going to come after parents and use the female genital mutilation law ... to prosecute parents and separate me from my child,” she said.

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“We’re working with Congress on existing criminal laws related to female genital mutilation to more robustly protect children,” Justice Department Chief of Staff Chad Mizelle said during a Federal Trade Commission workshop entitled “The Dangers of ‘Gender-Affirming Care’ for Minors.”

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