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Riding the FGM gravy train and infantilising women
Bríd Hehir Published31 October 2024Following the publication of NHS England’s Digital Annual FGM Report in September 2024,
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Third FGM conviction in England and Wales
Bríd Hehir Published18 September 2024A jury in a ‘landmark case’ in Nottingham Crown Court, found a man guilty,
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‘FGM’ charges dropped in Dublin and medical ‘expertise’ scrutinised
Bríd Hehir Published20 August 2024A landmark ruling in Dublin in July 2024 determined that a couple originally from East Africa would have the ‘FGM’ charges against them dropped
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An FGM conviction in England may not have been one in Scotland
Bríd Hehir
July 6, 2024
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A woman from Harrow, London lost a bid in the Court of Appeal
Female Genital Mutilation (Protection and Guidance) (Scotland) Bill
Bríd Hehir
July 4, 2024
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Had England’s most recent “FGM” trial been held in Scotland the mother might not have been convicted.
FGM Law, Trials, Prosecutions, Convictions, Protection Orders and Mandatory Reporting
Bríd Hehir
May 14, 2024
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Terminology
Until the 1980s, FGM was widely known in English as “female circumcision”,