Representative Jones' FGM Bill On Governor's Desk, MA would become 39th state to ban practice

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House Bill 4606, An Act relative to the penalties for the crime of female genital mutilation, was enacted by the House and Senate on July 30, just two weeks after the House initially engrossed the bill. The bill represents a redrafted version of Representative Jones' original FGM bill (House Bill 1466), as well as two similar bills sponsored by Representatives Natalie Higgins and Jay Livingstone (House Bill 3332) and Senator Joseph Boncore (Senate Bill 834).

House Bill 4606 would impose a penalty of up to 5 years in a state prison, or a fine of up to $10,000 and imprisonment for up to 2 ½ years in a house of correction, for anyone who knowingly performs FGM on a person under the age of 18, or who transports someone under the age of 18 within the Commonwealth or outside the state for these purposes.

https://patch.com/massachusetts/reading/representative-jones-fgm-bill-governor-s-desk?emci=e211cc88-6ed3-ea11-9b05-00155d03bda0&emdi=42ca8cfd-27d4-ea11-9b05-00155d03bda0&ceid=4485246

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1. K&R

Good. I don't know why this isn't banned in every state. It's a barbaric practice.

[BComplex]

2. It sure does need to be banned. It should be a federal law.