FGM/C Shifting Sands

Author: Bríd Hehir

Draconian open-ended FGM Order successfully contested in Court

Draconian open-ended FGM Order successfully contested in Court

November 19, 2024 Comments Off on Draconian open-ended FGM Order successfully contested in Court

Social Work England, the organisation which regulates Social Workers in England

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Riding the FGM gravy train

Riding the FGM gravy train and infantilising women

October 31, 2024 Comments Off on Riding the FGM gravy train and infantilising women

Following the publication of NHS England’s Digital Annual FGM Report in September 2024,

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Man found guilty of conspiracy to commit FGM

Third FGM conviction in England and Wales

September 18, 2024 Comments Off on Third FGM conviction in England and Wales

A jury in a ‘landmark case’ in Nottingham Crown Court, found a man guilty,

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‘FGM’ charges against couple dropped and medical ‘expertise’ questioned

‘FGM’ charges dropped in Dublin and medical ‘expertise’ scrutinised

August 20, 2024 Comments Off on ‘FGM’ charges dropped in Dublin and medical ‘expertise’ scrutinised

A 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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Research needed into reconstructive surgeries following female circumcision

Research into reconstructive surgeries post female circumcision/FGM needed

July 30, 2024 Comments Off on Research into reconstructive surgeries post female circumcision/FGM needed

Now that the decade plus propaganda hype in regard to ‘an FGM epidemic’ in the UK

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Gambian Women Are Free to Choose?

Shouldn’t Gambian Women be Free to Choose?

July 7, 2024 Comments Off on Shouldn’t Gambian Women be Free to Choose?

As The Gambia considers whether female circumcision (FGM) which was decriminalised

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An FGM conviction in England may not have been in Scotland

An FGM conviction in England may not have been one in Scotland

July 6, 2024 Comments Off on An FGM conviction in England may not have been one in Scotland

A woman from Harrow, London lost a bid in the Court of Appeal

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Female Genital Mutilation (Protection and Guidance) (Scotland) Bill

Female Genital Mutilation (Protection and Guidance) (Scotland) Bill

July 4, 2024 Comments Off on Female Genital Mutilation (Protection and Guidance) (Scotland) Bill

Had England’s most recent “FGM” trial been held in Scotland the mother might not have been convicted.

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Specialist FGM midwife fitness to practise impaired on public interest grounds

Specialist FGM midwife fitness to practise impaired on public interest grounds

June 20, 2024 Comments Off on Specialist FGM midwife fitness to practise impaired on public interest grounds

Dr Comfort Momoh (honorary title) was employed as a specialist Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) midwife

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90% +of ‘FGM’ seen in NHS was genital piercing in adults

90% of ‘FGM’ seen in NHS may be consensual genital piercings in adults

May 17, 2024 Comments Off on 90% of ‘FGM’ seen in NHS may be consensual genital piercings in adults

Where ‘FGM’ was relevant to their NHS attendance,

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