DETROIT — A Michigan doctor may be the only physician on trial on charges of performing female genital mutilation on minor girls in the U.S., but she wasn't the only doctor who was cutting children, ...

BANJUL, Gambia — Lawmakers in the West African nation of Gambia on Monday rejected a bill that would have overturned a ban on female genital cutting. The attempt to become the first country in the ...

Ten years back at the United Nations General Assembly, all world leaders promised to eliminate harmful practice of female genital mutilation/ cutting (SDG-5 target 5.3) by 2030. But instead of ...

Campaigns in some countries have reduced the practice, but it remains widespread in those with high rates of population growth. By Stephanie Nolen Stephanie Nolen, who covers global health, has ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. SOMA, Gambia (AP) — When Metta, a mother of ...

Tamsin Bradley does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond ...

DETROIT – Detroit area physician Dr. Jumana Nagarwala may be the only physician on trial for allegedly performing female genital mutilation on minor girls in the U.S., but she wasn't the only doctor ...