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posted by martyb on Friday July 14 2017, @03:25PM   Printer-friendly
from the cut-it-out! dept.

http://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2017/07/12/536863961/michigan-laws-will-increase-penalties-for-performing-female-genital-mutilation

New legislation signed into law by Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder on Tuesday makes female genital mutilation a felony punishable by up to 15 years in prison. The laws apply both to doctors who conduct the procedure and parents who transport a child to undergo it. "Those who commit these horrendous crimes should be held accountable for their actions, and these bills stiffen the penalties for offenders while providing additional support to victims," Gov. Snyder said in a statement. "This legislation is an important step toward eliminating this despicable practice in Michigan while empowering victims to find healing and justice."

The governor also signed a bill allowing for a health professional's license or registration to be revoked if he or she is convicted of female genital mutilation.

Michigan is the 26th state to ban the practice; the state laws go into effect in October. The practice was banned in the United States in 1996, but Michigan's laws impose harsher penalties than the federal law. The package of bills comes amid the federal criminal trial of an emergency room doctor in Michigan, Jumana Nagarwala, charged with performing the procedure on multiple girls at a clinic in suburban Detroit. The Department of Justice says it believes the case is the first to be brought under the federal law. Another doctor and his wife are also charged in the case, the AP reports.


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  • (Score: 4, Interesting) by driven on Saturday July 15 2017, @01:03AM (3 children)

    by driven (6295) on Saturday July 15 2017, @01:03AM (#539420)

    Who are you to decide what is and is not significant?

    Well being circumcised I'm qualified to say that, in at least my case, sex has never been an issue. I can't speak for everyone out there, but I think making male circumcision out as some kind of genocidal nightmare is blowing it out of proportion. On the global list of problems to tackle, I think it's a lot further down than female genital mutilation.

    What about cutting the umbilical cord? Fuck, I have a right to remain attached to my mother until the cord falls off naturally. Bloody barbaric medical procedures.

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  • (Score: 2, Flamebait) by isostatic on Saturday July 15 2017, @01:48AM (1 child)

    by isostatic (365) on Saturday July 15 2017, @01:48AM (#539427) Journal

    So because you've only got half a cock you think little boys should be equally disfigured?

    • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday July 15 2017, @03:57AM

      by Anonymous Coward on Saturday July 15 2017, @03:57AM (#539459)

      You need to learn how to read.

  • (Score: 2, Insightful) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday July 15 2017, @02:43AM

    by Anonymous Coward on Saturday July 15 2017, @02:43AM (#539443)

    Well being circumcised I'm qualified to say that, in at least my case, sex has never been an issue.

    I said it is subjective. To me, the problem isn't whether it actually makes sex less pleasurable, but that we are violating people's right to control their own bodies, even if they later say they are okay with their mutilated genitals.

    but I think making male circumcision out as some kind of genocidal nightmare is blowing it out of proportion.

    Every violation of someone's human rights is a large issue. There are bigger issues, but that is inconsequential since we can try to solve multiple issues at once.

    On the global list of problems to tackle, I think it's a lot further down than female genital mutilation.

    MGM is still something that happens at an alarming rate in first world countries, so it needs to be tackled. Both should be banned.

    What about cutting the umbilical cord? Fuck, I have a right to remain attached to my mother until the cord falls off naturally. Bloody barbaric medical procedures.

    I fail to see your logic in this case. Does the foreskin fall off naturally and cause you to be attached to your mother? You could also use this line to mock anyone who is opposed to any non-consensual surgical alteration of people's bodies, not just for MGM. Oh, you're opposed to FGM? Well, what about the umbilical cord, then? Gotcha! Even lopping people's arms off would be no exception, because your argument did not take into account the severity of the procedure or the properties of the body part being altered/removed/cut.