'It's hidden': Female genital mutilation and the secret shame of Minnesota's Somalis
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Female genital mutilation prosecutions remain absent in Minnesota despite federal estimates showing hundreds of thousands of U.S. women and girls are survivors or at risk.
Michael Dorgan is a writer for Fox News Digital and Fox Business.
Female genital mutilation, or FGM, involves the cutting or removal of parts of a female’s genital organs, typically for cultural rather than medical reasons. The practice is irreversible. You can send tips to michael.dorgan@fox.com and follow him on Twitter @M_Dorgan.
"It’s hidden — it’s a cultural practice, and who is doing the cutting could be a family member or a doctor who is also in that same culture," Minnesota Republican state Rep. Mary Franson told Fox News Digital, noting it may be carried out within tight-knit communities. She said the secrecy surrounding the practice makes it exceptionally difficult to detect and confront.
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