Female genital mutilation bill dead after Senate vote – WGME
A bill that would make female genital mutilation a crime in Maine is officially dead.
Earlier Wednesday, a republican lawmaker came up with a change to the bill, and asked for another vote.
House Democrats insisted it was already dead, but a republican senator tried to bring an amendment to the floor.
Read more here: http://wgme.com/news/local/female-genital-mutilation-bill-dead-after-senate-vote
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