Federal prosecutors indicted two women accused of taking their seven year old daughters to a Michigan clinic for a procedure where their genitalia was cut.
It’s a produce known as female genital mutilation, which is illegal.
Our Political Reporter Nick Minock joins us now in Lansing to explain how lawmakers are trying to prevent this procedure from happening again.
Read more here: http://wwmt.com/news/michigan-politics/new-legislation-targets-female-genital-mutilation-in-michigan
Washington
Grade: C
Number of Women and Girls At Risk: 25,000
Status: Existing Legislation Needs Strengthening
Improve by adding: Prosecuting parents/guardian, felony offense