Judge dismisses female genital mutilation charges in historic case

Submitted by Matt on Wed, 2018-11-21 02:54

Article here. Excerpt:

'In a major blow to the federal government, a judge in Detroit has declared America's female genital mutilation law unconstitutional, thereby dismissing the key charges against two Michigan doctors and six others accused of subjecting at least nine minor girls to the cutting procedure in the nation's first FGM case.

The historic case involves minor girls from Michigan, Illinois and Minnesota, including some who cried, screamed and bled during the procedure and one who was given Valium ground in liquid Tylenol to keep her calm, court records show.

The judge's ruling also dismissed charges against three mothers, including two Minnesota women whom prosecutors said tricked their 7 -year-old daughters into thinking they were coming to metro Detroit for a girls' weekend, but instead had their genitals cut at a Livonia clinic as part of a religious procedure.'

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... shitless of upholding the law and the principle it'd establish. Once the anti-FGM law was upheld it's a short hop to suing under the Equal Protection clause to have it applied to boys.

Abortion used to be the third rail. Not anymore. It's circumcision.

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Submitted by Matt on Wed, 2018-11-21 02:56

I understand the legal reasoning behind his decision, but this is still a practice that should be outlawed. Apparently, the law must be passed at the local level. Fair enough, and apparently Michigan has now passed a law against it, but when do they get around to circumcision? Shouldn't the law apply to both sexes under the legal concept of equality?

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Submitted by el cid on Wed, 2018-11-21 15:12