Posted on 02/06/2015 12:43:59 PM PST by Steelfish
More Than 500,000 In U.S. Could Be At Risk Of Female Genital Excision
Preliminary data shows that up to 507,000 women and girls in the United States were at risk of female genital excision in 2013. By ALEXANDRA ZAVIS
A new study finds that nearly 507,000 women and girls in the U.S. could be at risk of female genital excision There is anecdotal evidence of U.S. girls being sent to their parents' home countries for 'vacation cutting'
Nearly 507,000 women and girls in the United States could be at risk of female genital excision, including 57,000 in California, a new study has found.
That is more than twice the number that were thought to be at risk in 2000, the last year for which estimates are available.
Analysts at the Population Reference Bureau, a nonprofit research organization in Washington, attributed the preliminary findings released Friday to an increase in immigration from countries where the practice is common, including Egypt, Ethiopia and Somalia.
It is unclear how many families continue the practice after moving to the U.S., but community activists say there is anecdotal evidence of girls being sent back to their parents’ home countries for “vacation cutting” and of traditional cutters traveling to the U.S. to circumcise girls in this country.
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Does the article ever mention the words Muslims or Islam?
I’m sure NOW will swoop in and save all these girls from a grisly violation of their human rights.
This “religious rite” should not be judged. Every culture is the same, the Liberals tell us. Not a peep out of the CA feminists, either.
Happens to guys all the times, inflicted by wives or girlfriends.
No mention that these crazies are Mooozlim
I read it and no, it does not.
Islam is incompatible with Western Civilization.
Great point. They must follow Obama instructions.
This is nothing. I hear people are manspreading on subways. Now that’s a crisis!
Yeah, right. No NOW in sight.
pretty amazing the hoops one has to jump through to avoid stating obvious facts in a “news” article
I don’t know what we can do about this, if anything. We can’t end this without expanding government surveillance, which means more infringements upon innocent Americans, or create a bureau so we are burdened by babysitting these new immigrants who apparently refuse to leave their old ways behind. Frankly, these girls could go to the police before this happens, since they know it’s going on in their community, but they are still refusing to do the Western thing and stand up for themselves. We can’t help them by becoming even bigger of a government or law enforcer. This is a free country and a free country relies on the initiative of their citizens to do the right thing and to cooperate. We can’t help them if they won’t reach out and help us as we try to help them.
That would mean getting their suburban hands dirty and would require them to end up growing up and facing the reality of male abuse and chauvinism.
Muslims?
Silly me. I thought this was another one of them quaint Amish practices.
Like Rumspringa. Only grislier.
According to Islam, women have no human rights when it comes to sex-related matters.
Their value comes in servicing the muzzie martyrs in the afterlife as virgins.
These are for YOU!
How many of them are from Christian, Jewish, Buddhist, Hindu, atheist and Wiccan families?
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