Female genital mutilation

It's another blow for the government, which broke new ground in 2017 when it charged a Detroit-area doctor with performing genital mutilation at a suburban clinic.

Federal prosecutors said they will ask an appeals court to reinstate genital mutilation charges that were thrown out last month by a Detroit federal…

A U.S. District court judge in Detroit has ruled a federal law against female genital mutilation is “unconstitutional.”The ruling came in a case against…

Federal prosecutors have filed new charges in a female genital cutting case against Michigan doctor Jumana Nargawala and seven other defendants. The case…

A federal grand jury questioned additional witnesses in the a female genital cutting case. According to a report by the Detroit News, as many as six…

A federal judge has dismissed a sex charge against two Detroit-area doctors accused of performing female genital mutilation on young girls.Doctors Jumana…

This post has been updated on 9/20/2017 to include a response from Jumana Nagarwala's attorney, Shannon Smith.A federal judge has granted bond to a…

Two Minnesota mothers have been charged in an investigation of genital mutilation in a Muslim sect, months after bringing their daughters to a…

Governor Rick Snyder signed a large bill package last week that makes female genital mutilation a felony in Michigan, but he could see more bills on this…

A federal judged today denied a bond motion for a Detroit-area doctor at the center of a female genital cutting case.This motion would have allowed Dr.…