December 2020
President Trump Needs to Sign Legislation to Help End FGM in the United States
The Stop FGM Act Could Save Thousands of Vulnerable Young Girls at Risk of Experiencing This Human Rights Violation
December 21, 2020
October 2020
#EndFGMToday Wonders Why Washington Is Waiting. Its Delay on a Key Bill Means Young Girls Are Still at ‘Perilous Risk’ of ‘Trauma and Damage’
October 26, 2020
Says #EndFGMToday, ‘Land of Enchantment’
Somehow Has Allowed Young Girls to Remain
at ‘Perilous Risk’ of ‘Trauma and Damage’
October 19, 2020
The Cornhusker State Has Allowed Young Girls to Remain
at ‘Perilous Risk’ of ‘Trauma and Damage,’ Says #EndFGMToday
October 13, 2020
The Treasure State Is Somehow Allowing Young Girls to Remain
at ‘Perilous Risk’ of ‘Trauma and Damage,’ Says #EndFGMToday
October 5, 2020
September 2020
Indiana, Why Aren’t You Protecting Young Girls from a Horrible Human Rights Violation?
Hoosier State Is Allowing Young Girls to Remain at ‘Perilous Risk’
of ‘Trauma and Damage,’ Says #EndFGMToday
September 28, 2020
Connecticut, Why Won’t You Protect Girls from This Horrendous Human Rights Violation?
Young Females in the State Are at ‘Perilous Risk’ to
Needless ‘Trauma and Damage,’ Asserts #EndFGMToday
September 21, 2020
Young Females in the State Remain at ‘Perilous Risk’ to Needless Trauma, Says #EndFGMToday
September 14, 2020
Young Females in This State Remain at ‘Perilous Risk’ to Trauma, Says #EndFGMToday
September 8, 2020
August 2020
Young Females in the Pine Tree State Remain at ‘Perilous Risk’ to ‘Trauma,’ Says #EndFGMToday
August 31, 2020
In Alabama and Mississippi, How Is It Not a Crime to Injure Vulnerable Young Girls? These States Must Step Up, Says #EndFGMToday
August 24, 2020
Why Has Washington State Not Acted to Outlaw This Shocking Human Rights Violation?
The State Must Follow the 38 Others in Our Country That Have Made It a Crime to Harm Vulnerable Young Girls, Urges #EndFGMToday
August 17, 2020
Upcoming Vote to Ban FGM Could Save Thousands of Girls from Forced Violent Trauma
#EndFGMToday Urges Alabama and Mississippi Legislators To Join Rest of Deep South in Criminalizing Female Genital Mutilation
August 10, 2020
Mississippi Bill Prohibiting FGM Dies in Committee, Leaving Girls Vulnerable to Mutilation
#EndFGMToday: Human Rights Violation Is a War on Women Few Are Willing to Acknowledge, Talk About or Fix
August 3, 2020
July 2020
Minneapolis Vote to Defund Police Could Expose Young Black Female Population to Violence
#EndFGMToday: Protection, Justice for Overlooked Victims of Female Genital Mutilation Matter in the Somali-Concentrated City
July 20, 2020
As Egypt Cracks Down on Offenders, Massachusetts Delays Outlawing Brutal FGM Practice
#EndFGMToday Leader Challenges Bay State to Keep Pace with Egypt on Women’s Rights, Girls’ Health
July 6, 2020
June 2020
COVID-19 Shutdowns Stall Process of Outlawing Female Genital Mutilation in U.S.
#EndFGMToday Leader: 12 States Allowing FGM Endanger 2 Million Girls Due to Pandemic Shutdowns
June 22, 2020
#EndFGMToday: 290,000 Girls in Somalia Will Be Subjected to FGM This Year—68 Million Across the World by 2030—and the U.S. Still Has Much Legislative Work to Do
June 8, 2020
Girls in Somalia Even More at Risk for Female Genital Mutilation During COVID-19 Lockdown
EndFGMToday Continues to Urge Remaining 12 States Without Anti-FGM Laws to Criminalize This Barbaric Form of Child Abuse
June 3, 2020
May 2020
Vermont Has Outlawed Female Genital Mutilation—Where is Massachusetts’ Law?
#EndFGMToday Calls on Final 12 States to Criminalize Cruel Practice of FGM and Protect Their Female Residents from Lifelong Trauma
May 11, 2020
Sudan Just Outlawed Female Genital Mutilation—Shouldn’t Every State in the U.S., Too?
EndFGMToday Continues to Urge Remaining 12 States Without Anti-FGM Laws to Criminalize This Barbaric Form of Child Abuse
May 6, 2020
April 2020
EndFGMToday: How the Remaining 12 States Can Make Female Genital Mutilation a Legislative Priority
Vermont, Wyoming and Kentucky Are the Latest States in 2020 to Criminalize This Heinous Form of Child Abuse; a Dozen States Still Don’t Outlaw FGM But Some Have Bills in the Works
April 27, 2020
EndFGMToday: These Last 13 States Must Put Laws in Place to Stop Barbaric Female Genital Mutilation
April 20, 2020
April 13, 2020
EndFGMToday Applauds Decisive Action in Both States Amid Challenges
April 6, 2020
March 2020
Mississippi Holds Dubious Distinction of Being Only State in the South That Will Not Outlaw FGM in 2020
March 30, 2020
Kentucky Senate and House Pass Bill to Outlaw FGM!
EndFGMToday Urges Timely Signing of Bill by Gov. Andy Beshear
March 24, 2020
EndFGMToday Applauds Alabama House for Passing Female Genital Mutilation Bill
HB 53, Which Would Make Performing FGM a Class B Felony, Is Now with Senate Judiciary Committee
March 16, 2020
Connecticut Lawmakers to Hear Impassioned Pleas About Need to Outlaw Female Genital Mutilation
EndFGMToday Leader Elizabeth Yore Provides Statement of Support for SB 74—Urges Connecticut to Protect Women and Girls from FGM
March 9, 2020
International Women’s Day Is a Perfect Time for States to Stand Against Female Genital Mutilation
EndFGMToday: 15 States Still Don’t Criminalize Female Genital Mutilation, But Many Have New Bills in the Works
March 2, 2020
February 2020
Mississippi Has New Chance to Outlaw Terrible Form of Child Abuse: Female Genital Mutilation
EndFGMToday Calls on Mississippi Lawmakers to Act Swiftly and Decisively—Say ‘No’ to FGM in 2020
February 24, 2020
Massachusetts Lawmakers Introduce Bills to Outlaw Female Genital Mutilation
#EndFGMToday Calls on Massachusetts—One of the Last 15 States to Criminalize Cruel Practice of FGM—to Protect Woman and Girls
February 18, 2020
EndFGMToday to Alabama: Start 2020 Session Strong by Outlawing Female Genital Mutilation
Two Bills, HB 53 and HB 170, Would Make FGM a Class B Felony
February 13, 2020
Kentucky Senate Passes Bill to Outlaw Female Genital Mutilation
EndFGMToday Urges House Judiciary Committee to Keep Bill on Fast Track
February 5, 2020
January 2020
EndFGMToday Calls Out New England for Continuing to Fail Women and Girls
Four New England States—Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts and Vermont—Still Do Not Criminalize Female Genital Mutilation
January 27, 2020
New Decade, New Chance to Outlaw FGM
EndFGMToday: 15 States Still Don’t Criminalize Female Genital Mutilation; Many Have Bills in the Works and Sessions Begin Now
January 20, 2020
Kentucky Introduces Female Genital Mutilation Bill
EndFGMToday Calls on Members of Senate Health and Welfare Committee to Act Quickly and Decisively to Protect Women and Girls
January 13, 2020
Survivors Tell the True, Horrific Story of the Scars They Carry from Female Genital Mutilation
#EndFGMToday Urges Remaining 15 States Without Anti-FGM Laws to Stand Up for Girls and Women in 2020
January 7, 2020
December 2019
EndFGMToday to the Final 15 States: Stand Up for Girls in 2020!
December 30, 2019
Celebrating Victory for Women and Girls in 2019
EndFGMToday Applauds 8 States That Passed Anti-FGM Laws This Year
December 23, 2019
Alabama, Alaska, Connecticut, Hawaii, Indiana, Kentucky, Maine, Massachusetts, Mississippi, Montana, Nebraska, New Mexico, Vermont, Washington and Wyoming Must Step Up in 2020
December 16, 2019
EndFGMToday Shines Light on Horrific Parallels of Female Genital Mutilation and Human Trafficking
December 9, 2019
November 2019
Southern States Alabama, Kentucky and Mississippi Still Must Enact Female Genital Mutilation Laws
EndFGMToday Implores Lawmakers in the South to Step Up in 2020 to Join 35 Other States That Already Protect Women and Girls from FGM Horrors
November 25, 2019
Washington State Must Cross Finish Line in 2020 on Tough Female Genital Mutilation Law
#EndFGMToday Points to State Petition Signed by Nearly 88,000
November 18, 2019
Montana, Nebraska and Wyoming in America’s Heartland Don’t Protect Girls from FGM
#EndFGMToday Urges These States to Introduce and Pass Legislation to Shield Women and Girls from Horrors of Female Genital Mutilation
November 14, 2019
New Mexico Must Step Up to Protect Girls from FGM
November 4, 2019
October 2019
Four New England States Have Failed Girls by Not Criminalizing Female Genital Mutilation
New Hampshire and Rhode Island Protect Women and Girls from FGM But Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts and Vermont Have Yet to Pass Laws
October 28, 2019
ICE Steps Up to Curb Female Genital Mutilation
#EndFGMToday Applauds ICE’s Ongoing Efforts at America’s Airports to Protect 200 Million Girls and Women Worldwide Who Are Subjected to This Brutal and Heinous Practice
October 21, 2019
Alaska and Hawaii Must Join Other States to Protect Girls from Female Genital Mutilation
EndFGMToday Urges Lawmakers to Champion Legislation for 2020 Sessions
October 15, 2019
EndFGMToday Urges Legislators to Introduce Female Genital Mutilation Bills in Upcoming 2020 Sessions
15 States Have No Protections Against FGM—All States Must Guard Women and Girls from This Heinous Practice with New Measures in 2020
October 7, 2019
September 2019
15 States Without Laws Against Female Genital Mutilation May Become Destinations for Perpetrators
EndFGMToday: All States Must Protect Women and Girls from This Heinous Practice with Legislation in 2020
September 18, 2019
EndFGMToday: Now Is the Time for Indiana Legislators to Prepare a Bill for the 2020 Session That Will Protect Women and Girls
September 9, 2019
Mississippi and Alabama Have ‘Distinction’ of Being the Only States in Deep South Without FGM Laws
EndFGMToday: It’s Time for Mississippi and Alabama to Join 35 Other States to Protect Women and Girls from Female Genital Mutilation, Which Happens Right Here in the U.S.
September 3, 2019
August 2019
Lawmakers Step Up to Introduce New Federal Female Genital Mutilation Legislation
EndFGMToday Praises Efforts to Again Ban FGM Nationally
August 26, 2019
EndFGMToday: Why Hasn’t Kentucky Outlawed the Heinous Practice of Female Genital Mutilation?
EndFGMToday Calls on Kentucky Lawmakers to Sponsor Legislation in Coming Session, As Majority of Southern States Prohibit FGM
August 19, 2019
EndFGMToday: Illinois Removes Criminal Statute of Limitations on Female Genital Mutilation
U.S. FGM Child Survivors No Longer Restrained on When They May Bring Charges Against Perpetrators of This Heinous Practice
August 14, 2019
North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper Signs Bill to Criminalize Female Genital Mutilation; Measure Becomes Effective Oct. 1
August 6, 2019
EndFGMToday to North Carolina Representatives: Make FGM Legislation a Priority!
North Carolina Ranks 16th in Nation for Women and Girls at Risk for Female Genital Mutilation; State Laws Are Even More Crucial Now
August 5, 2019
July 2019
Four New England States Have Failed Girls by Not Criminalizing Female Genital Mutilation
New Hampshire and Rhode Island Protect Women and Girls from FGM But Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts and Vermont Have Yet to Pass Laws
July 29, 2019
EndFGMToday: New Mexico Must Step Up to Protect Girls!
As State Makes News for Epstein Investigation, New Mexico Is One of 16 States in America Where Women and Girls Are Still at Risk for Female Genital Mutilation
July 22, 2019
16 States in America Still Don’t Protect Women and Girls from Female Genital Mutilation
While 34 States Have Enacted FGM Laws, EndFGMToday Says Remaining States Must Make Criminalization a Priority in 2019 and 2020
July 15, 2019
Female Genital Mutilation Now a Felony in Pennsylvania
EndFGMToday Applauds Rep. Tom Murt, Rep. Donna Bullock and Congressman Scott Perry, Who Brought Darkness of FGM Into Light in PA
July 1, 2019
Mississippi and Alabama—Only States in South That Have Not Taken Action on Anti-FGM Laws
EndFGMToday: It’s Time for Mississippi and Alabama to Join 33 Other States to Protect Women and Girls from Female Genital Mutilation
July 1, 2019
June 2019
EndFGMToday Calls on North Carolina Lawmakers to Protect Girls from FGM As Soon As Possible
State Laws Criminalizing Female Genital Mutilation Are Even More Crucial After Federal Ban Was Struck Down
June 25, 2019
Pennsylvania Anti-FGM Bill Heads to Governor’s Desk
EndFGMToday Applauds Lawmakers Who Took Action to Protect Female Residents; Keystone State Ranks 11th for Women and Girls for FGM Risk
June 20, 2019
18 States Still Don’t Outlaw FGM
June 17, 2019
EndFGMToday Urges Pennsylvania Lawmakers to Make Anti-Female Genital Mutilation Law a Priority
The Keystone State Ranks 11th for Women and Girls at Risk for FGM
June 10, 2019
North Carolina House Has Less Than One Month to Pass Legislation to Protect Girls from FGM
EndFGMToday Says State Laws Criminalizing Female Genital Mutilation Are Even More Crucial After Federal Ban Was Struck Down; North Carolina’s Legislative Session Ends June 30
June 4, 2019
May 2019
EndFGMToday: Mississippi Is Only State in the Deep South That Has Not Taken Action on an FGM Bill
It’s Time for Mississippi Legislators to Make Protecting Women and Girls from Female Genital Mutilation a Priority and Join 32 Other States
May 28, 2019
State Laws Are Even More Crucial After Federal Ban Was Struck Down
May 20, 2019
EndFGMToday Calls on North Carolina House to Move on Female Genital Mutilation Legislation
State Laws Are Even More Crucial After Federal Ban Was Struck Down
May 13, 2019
April 2019
South Carolina Close to Becoming 32nd State to Outlaw Female Genital Mutilation
EndFGMToday Applauds Lawmakers Who Worked to Fast-Track FGM Bill, Which Could Reach Senate Floor This Week
April 29, 2019
Tennessee Bill That Toughens Female Genital Mutilation Protections Heading to Governor’s Desk
EndFGMToday: Strong State Laws Like Tennessee’s Are Even More Important—and Needed—After Federal FGM Ban Was Struck Down
April 25, 2019
Three More States Step Up: 31 States Now Outlaw Female Genital Mutilation
Utah, Arkansas and Idaho Recently Passed Laws to Criminalize FGM, But 19 States Still Don’t Have Measures in Place—Even More Crucial to Protect Girls After Federal Ban Was Struck Down
April 15, 2019
State Laws Are Even More Crucial After Federal Ban Was Struck Down
April 8, 2019
EndFGMToday Calls on Connecticut to Finalize Female Genital Mutilation Legislation
State Laws Are Even More Crucial After Federal Ban Was Struck Down
April 1, 2019
March 2019
More States Make Headway to Criminalize and Thereby Eradicate Female Genital Mutilation in U.S.
EndFGMToday: State Laws Are Even More Crucial Now After the Federal Ban Was Ruled Unconstitutional
March 11, 2019
February 2019
Three States Take Steps Toward Enacting Laws to Criminalize Female Genital Mutilation
EndFGMToday Shares Positive News That Idaho, South Carolina and Arkansas Lawmakers Have Introduced New Anti-FGM Bills
February 25, 2019
North Carolina Introduces Bill to Criminalize FGM
EndFGMToday: Female Genital Mutilation Protection Is a Bipartisan Issue; State Laws Are Even More Crucial After Federal Ban Was Struck Down
February 11, 2019
February 7, 2019
January 2019
Countries Listed for Most Extreme Christian Persecution Also Have High Prevalence of FGM
#EndFGMToday Points to Nations on Open Doors’ World Watch List That Inflict This Cruel and Barbaric Practice on Their Little Girls
January 24, 2019
230,000+ Have Signed a Petition to Outlaw Female Genital Mutilation in Massachusetts
For Many Months, #EndFGMToday Has Been Calling on Massachusetts to Criminalize Cruel and Barbaric Practice of FGM
January 17, 2019
Ohio Becomes 28th State to Criminalize FGM
EndFGMToday: Gov. Kasich Signs Bill That Outlaws Female Genital Mutilation in Ohio, Protecting At-Risk Women and Girls in the State
January 07, 2019
December 2018
#EndFGMToday: 27 States Must Strengthen Their Female Genital Mutilation Laws in 2019
Criminalizing FGM Is an Important First Step, But Laws Must Be Tougher Now Without Federal Protections for Women and Girls
December 26, 2018
EndFGMToday Applauds Ohio for Passing Law to Criminalize Female Genital Mutilation
Ohio Poised to Become 28th State to Outlaw FGM; Bill Now Heading to Gov. John Kasich’s Desk and EndFGMToday Urges Swift Signature
December 17, 2018
Nearly Half of U.S. States Don’t Protect Girls from Female Genital Mutilation
Perpetrators in 23 States Across America Have a Free Pass to Inflict This Unnecessary and Barbaric Procedure on Girls as Young as 7 Years Old
December 11, 2018
The ‘Unconstitutional’ Federal Law to Protect Girls from Female Genital Mutilation Can Be Fixed
Judge’s Recent Ruling Leaves Women and Girls in 23 States at Grave Risk, But the Senate Can Act on the House’s SAFE Act
December 5, 2018
November 2018
It’s Now Up to States to Protect Girls from FGM
EndFGMToday: Judge Rules That Federal Female Genital Mutilation Law Is Unconstitutional and Dismisses Charges Against FGM Doctor; Now Even More Girls Will Be at Risk, Says Attorney Elizabeth Yore
November 27, 2018
EndFGMToday Calls on Senate to Restore Protection Against Female Genital Mutilation
Federal Judge’s Ruling Leaves Women and Girls in 23 States at Grave Risk of Barbaric Abuse, Lifetimes of Pain and Suffering
November 21, 2018
#EndFGMToday Thankful for the 27 States That Protect Girls from Female Genital Mutilation
International Child Advocate Elizabeth Yore Says 2019 Must Be the Year When 23 Additional States Enact Tough Anti-FGM Laws
November 20, 2018
Will Pennsylvania Be the Next State to Stand Up for Potential Victims of Female Genital Mutilation?
Even in U.S., Women and Girls Subject to Horrific Mutilation; 23 States Still Don’t Protect Their Residents from FGM
November 14, 2018
October 2018
Christian Doctor Aids Those Scarred by FGM
Brutal and Unnecessary Practice of Female Genital Mutilation Leaves Physical and Emotional Scars on Millions Worldwide
October 30, 2018
September 2018
Calling Out Idaho, Montana, New Mexico, Utah and Wyoming for Lack of Anti-FGM Laws to Protect Girls
23 States in America Don’t Shield Women and Girls from the Brutal and Unnecessary Practice of Female Genital Mutilation
September 24, 2018
23 States in America Don’t Protect Women and Girls from Brutal FGM
September 17, 2018
U.S. and U.K. Law Enforcement Sign Proclamation Against Female Genital Mutilation
National #EndFGMToday Initiative Applauds Effort to End Cruel, Brutal and Unnecessary Practice of FGM
September 11, 2018
Calling Out North Carolina, South Carolina, Indiana and Kentucky for Lack of FGM Laws
23 States in the U.S. Don’t Protect Women and Girls from the Brutal Practice of Female Genital Mutilation
September 5, 2018
August 2018
New England, Alaska and Hawaii Are Far Apart, But Have Something in Common—No FGM Laws
Even in U.S., Women and Girls Subject to the Horrors of Female Genital Mutilation, Yet 23 States Don’t Have Laws to Protect Them
August 30, 2018
These Four States Have High Risk of Female Genital Mutilation—Yet No Anti-FGM Laws
Even in U.S., Women and Girls Subject to Horrific Mutilation; Washington, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Massachusetts Don’t Protect Them
August 20, 2018
23 States Still Have No Laws Against Female Genital Mutilation
FGM Isn’t Someone Else’s Problem; Even in the U.S., Women and Girls Still Subject to Horrific Mutilation, and Just 27 States Protect Them
August 6, 2018
July 2018
FGM Happens Every Two Hours in England
#EndFGMToday Initiative Warns America of the Mutilation That Happens Across the Pond and Is Increasingly Heading to Our Shores
July 30, 2018
Abolish ICE? It’s Protecting Women and Girls from FGM in America’s Largest Airports
#EndFGMToday Applauds ICE’s Efforts to Protect 200 Million Girls and Women Worldwide Who Are Subjected to This Brutal—and Illegal—Practice
July 24, 2018
New Hampshire Protects Girls from FGM
Gov. Chris Sununu Signs HB1739 Into Law, Which Gives Women and Girls Freedom from Physical and Emotional Scars of Female Genital Mutilation
July 16, 2018
June 2018
ICE Raising Awareness of Female Genital Mutilation at Nation’s Busiest Airports
#EndFGMToday Applauds ICE’s Efforts to Protect 200 Million Girls and Women Worldwide Who Are Subjected to This Brutal—and Illegal—Practice
June 28, 2018
FGM Survivor Shares Harrowing Story
F.A. Cole Remembers the Night Her Childhood—and Womanhood—Were Stolen by the Barbaric Practice of Female Genital Mutilation
June 18, 2018
A Simple Kitchen Utensil Helps Girls Escape Female Genital Mutilation
A Spoon Alerts Swedish Airport Staff That Girls Are Being Targeted for FGM or Driven Into Forced Marriages
June 12, 2018
May 2018
New England States Forge Ahead in Commitment to End Female Genital Mutilation
New Hampshire Protects Women and Girls from FGM and Measures Are Underway in Connecticut, While Maine Squanders Opportunity
May 24, 2018
State Lawmakers Considering FGM Legislation Hear a Survivor’s Story
Kadi from Mali Testifies: ‘I Have Been Trying to Find a Reason Why Girls Have to Undergo Female Genital Mutilation, but Unfortunately, I Have Not Yet Found Any’
May 8, 2018
March 2018
FGM Is Happening Here
D.C. Area Doctor Writes About Instances of FGM He Witnesses Weekly in His Exam Room
#EndFGMToday Says Medical Community Must Come Together to Condemn Female Genital Mutilation in America
March 13, 2018
Mandatory Reporting FGM Legislation Passes Tennessee Senate, Now Onto Full House
#EndFGMToday Praises Effort to Further Protect Girls and Women
March 5, 2018
February 2018
FGM Criminal Legislation Sails Through New Hampshire House of Representatives
#EndFGMToday Praises Bi-Partisan Effort to Protect Girls and Women from Female Genital Mutilation; Senate Must Follow Suit
February 9, 2018
January 2018
Female Genital Mutilation Exploitation Parallels Human Trafficking Scourge Around the World
Right Here in America, Little Girls Are Trafficked Across State Lines for Brutal FGM Procedures; #EndFGMToday
January 31, 2018
#EndFGMToday Urges Use of Childhelp National Abuse Hotline to Uncover Hidden Horrors of Female Genital Mutilation
Multi-Lingual Counselors Available 24/7 to Help End FGM in 2018
January 23, 2018
Child Advocate Submits Statement for New Hampshire Hearing Today on New FGM Bill
Hearing on Wednesday Afternoon Will Educate Lawmakers About Horrors of Female Genital Mutilation
January 17, 2018
Michigan Judge Dismisses Sexual Assault Charges in Landmark FGM Case
International Child Advocate, Attorney and Head of #EndFGMToday Says It’s Time to Call FGM What It Is—Sexual Assault
January 15, 2018
December 2017
Every State Must Protect Its Females From FGM
#EndFGMToday Calls on 24 States Without Female Genital Mutilation Laws to Protect Their Women and Girls in 2018
December 26, 2017
Tougher Penalties for FGM
#EndFGMToday Calls on Senate to Pass House’s Bipartisan Bill to Triple Penalty from 5 to 15 Years; 24 States Still to Enact Laws
December 13, 2017
U.S. House of Representatives Passes Bill That Triples Penalties for FGM
International Child Advocate, Attorney and Head of #EndFGMToday Elizabeth Yore Says Remaining States Must Now Enact Their Own Laws
December 5, 2017
November 2017
Childhelp National Abuse Hotline Can Uncover Hidden Horrors of Female Genital Mutilation
#EndFGMToday Urges Posting of Hotline in Airports, Offices, Schools, Hospitals and Public Spaces, as First Federal FGM Case of Michigan Doctor Brings New Awareness
November 13, 2017
October 2017
Call Female Genital Mutilation What It Is—Sexual Assault
International Child Advocate and Head of #EndFGMToday Says FGM Supporters and Liberal Left Are Trying to Downplay This Barbaric Practice by Engaging in ‘Linguistic Lies’
October 31, 2017
FBI Hotline Will Uncover Hidden Trafficking of Female Genital Mutilation
#EndFGMToday Urges Posting of Hotline in Offices, Schools, Hospitals and Public Spaces, as First Federal FGM Case of Michigan Doctor Brings New Awareness
October 16, 2017
September 2017
Absurd, Outrageous Religious Liberty Argument Used to Justify Female Genital Mutilation
Doctor Freed Last Week on $4.5 Million Bond, While Two Mothers of 7-Year-Old Girls Indicted on Charges
September 25, 2017
Michigan Judge Sets $4.5 Million Bond for FGM Doctor Until Federal Trial on Mutilation Charges
Doctor Is Charged with for Mutilating Genitals of Two 7-Year-Old Girls and Faces Life in Prison; Mothers Have Also Been Indicted
September 19, 2017
Will Accused Female Genital Mutilator Be Freed? Two Mothers of Victims Also Charged!
7-Year-Old Girls Describe Torture in Michigan Medical Clinic;
Were Forced to Doctor’s Office, Could Hardly Walk After Procedure
September 18, 2017
August 2017
Shame on Maine!
Senate Fails to Bring L.D. 745 Up for Vote Last Week; #EndFGMToday Calls Out Lawmakers Who Ignored Cries of Little Girls; Now Looks to January and Urges Other States to Enact Anti-FGM Laws
August 10, 2017
Maine Sending Strong Nationwide Message with Crucial Vote on Anti-Female Genital Mutilation Bill TODAY in Senate
#EndFGMToday Urges Maine Residents to Contact Lawmakers to Protect Girls and Women from This Barbaric Practice; Maine House Speaker Sara Gideon Against Bringing L.D. 745 Up for Vote
August 2, 2017
July 2017
#EndFGMtoday Urges Maine Residents to Contact Lawmakers to Pass Anti-Female Genital Mutilation Bill
Maine House Speaker Sara Gideon Balks at Bringing L.D. 745 Up for Vote on Aug. 2; Law Criminalizes Barbaric Practice in State; #EndFGMToday
July 28, 2017
Female Genital Mutilation, Human Trafficking, Child Abuse – All in the Same Horrid Family
Crucial Bill to Criminalize FGM in Maine Not Dead, Up for Vote in Senate on August 2—Pressure Now on House Democrats; #EndFGMToday
July 26, 2017
Maine Could Vote Tomorrow to Protect Girls from the Horrors of FGM
Eyes of the Nation Are on the State and Urgency for Protection Intensifies, as Lawmakers Consider Bill to Criminalize Female Genital Mutilation in Maine #EndFGMToday
July 19, 2017
The Time is Now to Protect Girls From FGM!
Lawmakers Could Vote Thursday on Criminalizing Female Genital Mutilation in Maine; Eyes of the Nation Are on the State and Urgency for Protection Intensifies #EndFGMToday
July 18, 2017
Maine Has the Opportunity Now to Protect Girls and Women from Female Genital Mutilation
After Michigan Makes FGM a Felony Punishable Up to 15 Years in Prison, Maine Lawmakers Will Vote Soon on Similar Law; #EndFGMToday
July 17, 2017
Female Genital Mutilation Now a Felony in Michigan; Maine Must Follow Suit
Maine Lawmakers Voting Soon on Similar Law That Would Make FGM a Crime and Protect Girls and Women; #ENDFGMTODAY
July 14, 2017
As Vote on Maine Female Genital Mutilation Approaches, Citizens Call Out Lawmakers to Protect Women and Girls
Maine Citizens Urge House Members to Pass L.D. 745, Which Makes Horrific Acts on Girls and Women a Crime; #ENDFGMTODAY
July 12, 2017
Maine to Vote on Female Genital Mutilation Bill As Early As Next Week
July 10, 2017
June 2017
Eyes of the Nation on Maine Female Genital Mutilation Bill Vote; Sponsor to Make Impassioned Plea to Maine Legislature
Rep. Heather Sirocki Urges Fellow Lawmakers to Pass L.D. 745, Which Makes Horrific Acts on Girls and Women a Crime in Maine
June 28, 2017
Maine Lawmakers to Vote on Female Genital Mutilation Bill Tomorrow
Even in U.S., Girls Still Subject to This Horrific Mutilation—#EndFGMToday
June 26, 2017
Religious Liberty Does Not Legitimate Female Genital Mutilation
Two Prominent Freedom of Religion Legislators Issue Open Letter to Alan Dershowitz, Challenge Idea That F.G.M. is Constitutionally Protected
June 9, 2017