Congress and States Prepare for another Circumcision Battle

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'Children’s right activists from coast to coast have joined together this month to press more than 2,200 lawmakers in Congress and eleven states to enact the Male Genital Mutilation Bill. The proposed bill would protect boys from forced circumcision the same way that girls are protected under federal and state laws.

As director of MGMbill.org’s Florida office, Stacey Butler is leading the effort in her state to make Section 794.08 of Florida’s Sexual Battery Code gender neutral. “All children deserve to be protected from forced genital cutting,” said Butler, a licensed practical nurse and mother of three living in Palm Bay. “Although every girl in America has a legal right to genital integrity, we still allow boys to be circumcised for medically unnecessary reasons. That needs to change. One person at a time, one child at a time, we will make a difference!”'