Law banning female genital mutilation ruled unconstitutional; Michigan doctors cleared of charges

[Lexy]

A federal judge on Tuesday ruled that the U.S. law banning female genital mutilation was unconstitutional and dismissed charges against several doctors in Michigan who carried out the procedure on underage girls as part Muslim sect’s religious practice.

U.S. District Judge Bernard Friedman ruled that Congress had no authority to enact a law that criminalizes female genital mutilation (FGM). “As despicable as [FGM] may be… [Congress] overstepped its bounds” by banning the procedure, the judge said.

The ruling came after defense lawyers challenged the 22-year-old genital mutilation law that hasn’t been used until 2017 when Dr. Jumana Nagarwala was arrested and accused of mutilating the genitalia of young girls.

She allegedly headed a conspiracy, which lasted over 12 years and involved seven other people, and led to the mutilation of about 100 girls, according to prosecutors, as part of a religious procedure practiced by members of the Dawoodi Bohra, a Muslim sect.

While the charges of performing FGM were dropped, Nagarwala and other conspirators are still facing conspiracy and obstruction charges, according to the Detroit Free Press.

https://www.foxnews.com/politics/federa ... an-doctors

[Billie.jeens]

It's Islam

It is above US Law.
It is above even being questioned.

[Lexy]

It's Islam

It is above US Law.
It is above even being questioned.

It is unbelievable to me they would allow this procedure in this country.

[Billie.jeens]

It's Islam

It is above US Law.
It is above even being questioned.

It is unbelievable to me they would allow this procedure in this country.

This site represents a subset of society ( I don't think a good one, but...………..)
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You don't really need to look too far past that to understand.

There is speech that says Islam is fantastic
Anything less than that is now Hate Speech.

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[12skipafew]

Thanks for pointing that out, I will change it to any races, religions, or sexual orientations.

It's Islam

It is above US Law.
It is above even being questioned.

It is unbelievable to me they would allow this procedure in this country.

This site represents a subset of society ( I don't think a good one, but...………..)
2. No personal attacks on others. Personal attacks are comments that are abusive, defamatory, or derogatory comments, name calling, and accusations about personal behavior that lack evidence. No blatantly discriminatory remarks, this includes hate speech against certain races, religions, and sexual orientation. No attacking children: There is a limit to everything.


You don't really need to look too far past that to understand.

There is speech that says Islam is fantastic
Anything less than that is now Hate Speech.

Fascists work their way methodically to silence any and all contrary thought or action

[12skipafew]

The wording has been fixed in the guidelines

[TheQueenOfEverything]

Why? We allow male genital mutilation.

It's Islam

It is above US Law.
It is above even being questioned.

It is unbelievable to me they would allow this procedure in this country.

[TheQueenOfEverything]

Oooh, smashed the hell right out of BJ’s narrative didn’t you. Nicely done.

Thanks for pointing that out, I will change it to any races, religions, or sexual orientations.

It is unbelievable to me they would allow this procedure in this country.

This site represents a subset of society ( I don't think a good one, but...………..)
2. No personal attacks on others. Personal attacks are comments that are abusive, defamatory, or derogatory comments, name calling, and accusations about personal behavior that lack evidence. No blatantly discriminatory remarks, this includes hate speech against certain races, religions, and sexual orientation. No attacking children: There is a limit to everything.


You don't really need to look too far past that to understand.

There is speech that says Islam is fantastic
Anything less than that is now Hate Speech.

Fascists work their way methodically to silence any and all contrary thought or action

[Lexy]

Why? We allow male genital mutilation.

It's Islam

It is above US Law.
It is above even being questioned.

It is unbelievable to me they would allow this procedure in this country.

Female circumcision is to control the sexuality of the female. You are comparing apples and oranges.

Female genital mutilation is classified into four types:

Type I: Also known as clitoridectomy, this type consists of partial or total removal of the clitoris and/or its prepuce.
Type II: Also known as excision, the clitoris and labia minora are partially or totally removed, with or without excision of the labia majora.
Type III: The most severe form, it is also known as infibulation or pharaonic type. The procedure consists of narrowing the vaginal orifice with creation of a covering seal by cutting and appositioning the labia minora and/or labia majora, with or without removal of the clitoris. The appositioning of the wound edges consists of stitching or holding the cut areas together for a certain period of time (for example, girls’ legs are bound together), to create the covering seal. A small opening is left for urine and menstrual blood to escape. An infibulation must be opened either through penetrative sexual intercourse or surgery.
Type IV: This type consists of all other procedures to the genitalia of women for non-medical purposes, such as pricking, piercing, incising, scraping and cauterization.


http://www.endfgm.eu/female-genital-mut ... at-is-fgm/

[Momto2boys973]

I guess that’s it for talk about destroying mosques and prosecuting Muslims. Good!

Oooh, smashed the hell right out of BJ’s narrative didn’t you. Nicely done.

Thanks for pointing that out, I will change it to any races, religions, or sexual orientations.

This site represents a subset of society ( I don't think a good one, but...………..)
2. No personal attacks on others. Personal attacks are comments that are abusive, defamatory, or derogatory comments, name calling, and accusations about personal behavior that lack evidence. No blatantly discriminatory remarks, this includes hate speech against certain races, religions, and sexual orientation. No attacking children: There is a limit to everything.


You don't really need to look too far past that to understand.

There is speech that says Islam is fantastic
Anything less than that is now Hate Speech.

Fascists work their way methodically to silence any and all contrary thought or action