On February 28th, Councilmember Charles Allen, Chairperson of the Committee on the Judiciary and Public Safety, convened a public hearing to consider Washington DC District Bill 24-0516, the “Female Genital Mutilation Prohibition Act of 2021.” The stated purpose of the “Female Genital Mutilation Prohibition Act of 2021” is to prohibit the female genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/C) of a person under care, to expand mandated reporting requirements to include FGM/C, and to provide for a civil action for FGM/C. As the hearing was conducting virtually, advocates working to end FGM/C across the country joined in to provide expert testimony on the topic.
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