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@thegirdlengr
Aug 7, 2020 • 3 tweets • 3 min read • Read on X
Breaking NEWS🙌🏽
USA: It's OFFICIAL - Gov. Charlie Baker’s signing of the law on Thursday has made Massachusetts one of the 39 States in the U.S. that have criminalised #FGM.
Under the new law, anyone who knowingly commits FGM on a minor — or transports them within Massachusetts👇🏽 Image
or outside the state for these purposes - will face up to 5 years in state prison, or a fine of up to $10,000 and up to two and a half years in a county jail.
The law also tasks the public health commissioner with setting up an educational FGM/C prevention program, working with👇🏽
other government and non-governmental organizations to protect and assist victims, and developing recommendations for training health providers to recognize risk factors and warning signs linked to FGM/C.

#EndFGM #Massachusetts #nofgm #USA #usatoday #WomensMonth #women #girl

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Nov 11
My #FGM Heartbreak💔
"I Survived But My Two Elders Sisters Bled To Death After We Were Circumcised - They Said, It Was Their Fault They Died!"

Mrs Halimatu Recounts:
"I was born in Liberia but was adopted by a Muslim couple from Sierra Leone when I was three years old.
One day, Image
my two elder sisters and I were taken to our aunt's place - my sisters were 16 and 14, and I was 13 at that time.
My 16-year-old sister stood up and ran away but our mother was the one who chased her and brought her back in.
She was the first one they cut; the second one was my
middle sister.
I didn't see when they were cutting them and I was the last.
My eyes were tied and my foster mum took my hand and led the way. They asked me to lay down, which I obviously did.
Suddenly, I felt this unbelievable pain. I began fighting and managed to pull the cloth
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Aug 14
My #FGM Torture💔
"I Was Bleeding Heavily But The Circumciser Assured My Father That It Was Normal As My Heavy Blood Loss Would Lead To Loss Of Sexual Desire And Energy Later During My Womanhood!"

Mrs Igiósé Recounts:
"I'm from Edo State in Nigeria. It was my dad that arranged Image
for my genital to be circumcised. He claimed he didn't want me to take after my older sister who he said was 'sleeping around with men and disgracing his name'! He said he didn't have her circumcised when she was little, and that was the reason she was living 'like a prostitute'.
He said 'every woman is a born-prostitute until they are 'delivered' when their genitals are cut off'!
I was eleven years old when he paid a circumciser to come deliver me 'from prostitution'. She was a middle-aged woman who came with two women. I was asked to undress and lie
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My #FGM Torture💔
"There Are Girls Who Killed Themselves On Their Wedding Night Because They Couldn't Stand The Pain Of Being Forcefully Penetrated By Their Husbands!"

Asha Ismail Recounts:
"I was five years old when my mother took me to Moyale, a small town in #Kenya where my Image
grandmother was waiting for me.
I was very happy because suddenly, everyone was focused on me.
Something special was going to happen.
My mother bathed me and put a dress on me. They were waiting for me in the kitchen.
My mother, my grandmother and another woman grabbed me, took
off my underwear, held my hands and opened my legs with theirs.
And the woman started cutting and sewing my genital!
My nightmare did not end there: I had an arranged marriage.
My mother told me that, 'There were girls who committed suicide on their wedding night', and on the
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My #FGM Heartbreak
"I Still Remember My Playmate's Tears As She Bled To Death From FGM And No One Could Save Her!"

Mrs Nyima Recounts:
"I am from Gambia and was circumcised with nine other girls at the age of nine. We all knew each other because we used to play together. We were
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excited, and we talked at length how lucky we were, going to a party. Of course, this was before we knew the horror that was to dawn on our innocent and tender genitals. We went in as ten girls but came out one less. One of our playmates died and we were told to never talk about
it. I remember her laughter; her tears as she bled to death and no one could save her.
I do not know what the other girls went through, but I can tell you mine was extremely brutal! I screamed for help. I was forced down by women I trusted and brutally violated with a razor blade
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My #FGM Confession🙏🏽
"I Circumcised Many Girls Because Many Men Reject Uncircumcised Girls And Often Return Them To Their Maiden Homes To Be Circumcised!"

Ms. Nkotito Oyie (58) Recalls:
“I started circumcising girls when I was 25 years of age. The job is well paying as I charged
Sh2000 for every girl I circumcised. During high seasons like long holidays, I could cut up to 10 girls a day.
My skills were in high demand as it was a taboo to find a girl who is not circumcised in the Maa community.
Girls get circumcised as early as nine years because of the
pressure from the community. At this stage, the circumcised girl is viewed as a mature person who can play a wife's roles.
Many girls opt for #FGM because many men in the Maasai Community reject uncircumcised girls and often return them to their maiden homes to be circumcised.
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My #FGM TORTURE💔
"They Cut Off My Clitoris And Threw It To Chickens To Eat!"

Mrs Layla Recalls Hers:
"I had just passed my school exam; instead of rewarding me for my good grades, my family gave me a midwife, locked me in a room and surrounded me.
My grandma and two neighboring
women were among the women who gathered around me that day.
Living in the village, like everyone else, we raised chickens at home. When this woman cut this part of my body, I was in pain and crying when I saw her threw my clitoris (soaked in blood) to the chickens, and they
gathered to eat it!
Since that day, I have been unable to eat chicken and don't even want to raise the poultry in my yard.
After the #FGM, I wanted to play and feel free but I couldn't walk unless I had my legs wide apart.
It took me a long time to understand what happened to me,
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