British Doctor On Trial In Landmark Case Of Female Genital Mutilation

By D.B. Hirsch
January 20, 2015 10:30 am - NewsBehavingBadly.com

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The trial of a British doctor accused of performing female genital mutilation, which began Monday, is the United Kingdom’s first prosecution since the practice was outlawed in 1985. Dr. Dhanuson Dharmasena, 32, allegedly performed FGM, sometimes referred to as female circumcision, in November 2012 on a 24-year-old woman soon after she gave birth to her first…

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D.B. Hirsch

D.B. Hirsch is a political activist, news junkie, and retired ad copy writer and spin doctor. He lives in Brooklyn, New York.

7 responses to British Doctor On Trial In Landmark Case Of Female Genital Mutilation

tracey marie January 20th, 2015 at 10:38 am

This obsurd and dangerous practice fills me with disgust, more paternalistic control of a womens sexuality.
- cecilia January 20th, 2015 at 1:17 pm
  
  seriously, the less I say about this the better…..my words would be filled such venom
  - tracey marie January 20th, 2015 at 1:23 pm
    
    It took me a while to figure out how not to get deleted.
    - cecilia January 20th, 2015 at 4:01 pm
      
      I’d like to delete this idiot “doctor”
- rg9rts January 20th, 2015 at 3:02 pm
  
  Is that the reason the gopee is always sticking their noses into america’s crotch??
rg9rts January 20th, 2015 at 3:00 pm

Real family values man ….has a spot in the teabaggers gopee
bpollen January 23rd, 2015 at 2:30 am

If ever justice called for “an eye for an eye,” this is it. Except I’m not actually thinking of eyes…