Proceeding contribution from Baroness Tonge (Independent Liberal Democrat) in the House of Lords on Thursday, 11 December 2014. It occurred during Question for short debate on Female Genital Mutilation.
Female Genital Mutilation
I see that the Minister is drawing to a conclusion but I am bursting to ask him a question. Does he agree that female genital mutilation is grotesque child abuse? Therefore, why do we have to have all this extra wrapping around it? Why can it not just be dealt with like child abuse? I have had children brought to me in my clinics where teachers have suspected that sexual abuse has been going on. Why cannot the same thing happen with FGM? Why is it all so peculiar?
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- Proceeding contribution
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- 757 c537GC
- Session
- 2014-15
- Chamber / Committee
- House of Lords Grand Committee
- Subjects
- Female genital mutilation Prosecutions
- Legislation
- Female Genital Mutilation Act 2003
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