Author: Bríd Hehir
The NHS should not adopt One (FGM) Question
Nursing Times ran a survey in July and August 2023 in partnership with an FGM charity, The Vavengers.
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UK Aid does not save girls from FGM
Recently Nimco Ali wrote a controversial and important piece
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One FGM Question for women accessing the NHS
Soon all women accessing NHS care in the UK may be asked whether they’ve been subjected to FGM.
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Adult genital piercings are still reported as FGM
Contrary to popular opinion, women who’ve had genital piercings, voluntarily, as adults, in the UK, are reported by the NHS to have undergone FGM.
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Zero Tolerance of Zero Tolerance for FGM
Sheffield hosted an important but different event on 5th February 2023,
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Why we should be concerned about UK FGM laws
My paper, Why we should be concerned about UK female genital mutilation laws
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Tens of thousands of girls living in the UK are not at risk of FGC/M
A University of Bristol open access paper,
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Crimestoppers’ FGM Snitchers’ Campaign
In June, the charity CrimeStoppers issued a briefing advertising that it would run a targeted FGM social media campaign and community engagement work
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