Thirty cases of Female Genital Mutilation discovered in Northamptonshire Thirty cases of Female Genital Mutilation were discovered by Northampton General Hospital at the start of last year, it has been revealed..
Women who had been victims of the practice, common across many African cultures, were finding that it was causing complications in childbirth years after the original abuse took place.
And now a group of medical and law enforcement specialists in the county have created a team to tackle the problem and to get the message out that FGM is child abuse, it is illegal and will not be tolerated.
The multi-agency campaign is being funded by Northamptonshire Police which is aware there were at least 18 cases in which girls aged between five and 14 years old were at risk of having this procedure carried out. Northants Herald and Post
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Women who had been victims of the practice, common across many African cultures, were finding that it was causing complications in childbirth years after the original abuse took place.
And now a group of medical and law enforcement specialists in the county have created a team to tackle the problem and to get the message out that FGM is child abuse, it is illegal and will not be tolerated.
The multi-agency campaign is being funded by Northamptonshire Police which is aware there were at least 18 cases in which girls aged between five and 14 years old were at risk of having this procedure carried out. Northants Herald and Post
See also:
- Female Genital Mutilation in Northamptonshire (video) Heart
- FGM Campaign In Northamptonshire Heart
- Campaign to raise awareness of FGM ITV News
- Raising awareness of FGM: "I don't want my daughter to go through that pain" ITV News
- Campaign against Female Genital Mutilation launched Northamptonshire Police
- Female Genital Mutilation Awareness Campaign Launched Northamptonshire Safeguarding Children Board
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