Author: Bríd Hehir
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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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 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 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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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 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
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
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 may be consensual genital piercings in adults
Where ‘FGM’ was relevant to their NHS attendance,
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FGM Law, Trials, Prosecutions, Convictions, Protection Orders and Mandatory Reporting
Terminology
Until the 1980s, FGM was widely known in English as “female circumcision”,
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