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Shouldn’t Gambian Women be Free to Choose?
Bríd Hehir Published7 July 2024As 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
Bríd Hehir Published6 July 2024A woman from Harrow, London lost a bid in the Court of Appeal
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Specialist FGM midwife fitness to practise impaired on public interest grounds
Bríd Hehir Published20 June 2024Dr 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
Bríd Hehir Published17 May 2024Where ‘FGM’ was relevant to their NHS attendance,
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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”,
The Gambia contests female circumcision (FGM) ban
The Gambia in west African has become the centre of international concern in regard to female circumcision,
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