Author: Bríd Hehir
Despite CPS guidance FGM law remains racist
Race is the prism through which women and girls wanting female genital alterations
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Genital piercings are the UK’s ‘FGM’
Sensationalist headlines that followed the publication of official NHS FGM data
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Why should primary schools educate children about FGM?
Teaching school children about FGM is unnecessary.
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The moral licensing of FGM actors
I’ve recently come across the term ‘moral licensing’ and think it usefully explains how and why actors in the FGM industry behave as they do.
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Tory leadership and PM hopefuls’ views on FGM
Tory leadership and prime ministerial (PM) hopefuls,
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Controversy over Female Circumcision in Sierra Leone
The smouldering controversy over the illegality of female circumcision in Sierra Leone
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NHS FGM Prevention Programme needs evaluating
The Department of Health and NHS England’s FGM Prevention Programme urgently needs evaluating
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Brexit and FGM: Migration reduces incidence
While the Brexit Party’s success dominates the agenda, and the Prime Minister prepares to leave Downing St.,
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Working with the FGM laws: challenges and opportunities
Professionals could learn a lot from communities about FGM.
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How much of a problem is FGM in the UK?
The recent FGM trial at the Old Bailey where a mother was convicted
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