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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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the Northern part of Nigeria; I was 11 Years Old and in Primary 3 when one evening, my mother brought some new clothing and said they were for me. I was so happy; I tried some on. In the morning of the following day, I saw my parents preparing for a ceremony - cooking and people
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