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"More than a half-million women and girls in the U.S. are at risk of genital mutilation, according to a government report Thursday that says federal agencies could do more to prevent or report the practice among immigrant communities.
The Government Accountability Office said the Obama administration’s estimate of 513,000 is roughly a threefold increase from 1990, when the government counted 168,000 girls who were at-risk or already suffering from the practice, which provides no health advantages and can lead to severe pain, bleeding and other problems.
The Centers for Disease Control attributed the rise to a sharp increase in immigration from countries where the practice is prevalent.
Female genital mutilation, or FGM, consists of the total or partial removal of external female genitalia for nonmedical reasons — often motivated by cultural, religious or social beliefs about appropriate sexual behavior.
Since 1996 federal law has made genital mutilation of girls under age 18 a crime punishable by up to five years in prison. In 2013 Congress criminalized the transportation of girls away from the U.S. for the purpose of cutting.
Yet the GAO found few federal prosecutions or investigations of the practice, partly because of underreporting due to cultural norms or because school or other local officials aren’t sure how or whether to report the issue to law enforcement."
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