Pressure for female genital cutting lingers in the U.S.
The United States has outlawed female genital cutting, but cultural and religious pressures to circumcise girls linger among some African and Muslim immigrant families: with summer vacation approaching, one 34-year-old mother from Senegal, living in New York City, says she knows several African families in limbo about genital cutting.
via:[http://www.cnn.com/2010/HEALTH/05/21/america.female.genital.cutting/index.html?hpt=T2]
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