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Growing Numbers of Girls Resist Genital Cutting in Sierra Leone

June 14, 2022June 15, 2022Stephanie NolenComments Off on Growing Numbers of Girls Resist Genital Cutting in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone is one of a few countries in sub-Saharan Africa that have not banned cutting. Now, young women are defying mothers and grandmothers by refusing to undergo the procedure.
Tagged Female Genital Mutilation, Sierra Leone, Women and Girls, Women's Rights, your-feed-healthcare
Stephanie Nolen
https://www.nytimes.com/section/world

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