Compassionate and Proactive Interventions by Health Workers in the United Kingdom: A Better Approach to Prevent and Respond to Female Genital Mutilation?

2016/03/22 by Maria Luisa Amasanti, Mendinaro Imcha, Comfort Momoh · 1 citation
Medicine · #Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting Issues #Genital Health and Disease

paper · pdf · doi:10.1371/journal.pmed.1001982

openalex publication_date 2016/03/22 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/23

Abstract

Female genital mutilation (FGM) has been illegal in the UK since 1985. Since 2003, anyone found guilty of an offence under the Female Genital Mutilation Act is liable to a prison sentence of up to 14 years Data published in 2014 state that the number of women and girls in England and Wales at risk of or already with FGM has increased significantly The study used data from birth registrations and the 2011 census to determine demographic data about women born in countries where FGM is practiced and girls born to them. The study states that in 2011, an estimated 137,000 women who had suffered FGM were living in England and

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