The U.S. Attorney General decided not to appeal the Michigan case against Jumana Nagarwala—a doctor who may have subjected up to 100 girls to Female Genital Mutilation over a 12-year period. It’s now up to Congress to respond.
Author: Shelby Quast
Shelby Quast is the Americas Director at Equality Now and has worked internationally for over three decades in a broad range of disciplines. She is a recipient of the Fulbright award and has taught at the Columbus School of Law at Catholic University of America, American University, Jagiellonian University in Poland and the Indian Institute of Management in Lucknow and holds a J.D. from Columbus School of Law at CUA and a B.A. in International Business from the University of Oregon. Follow her on Twitter @ShelbyRQuast..
The U.S. Legal System is Failing FGM Survivors
Half a million. That is how many women and girls across the U.S. are currently at risk of or have been subjected to female genital mutilation. It’s a number that surprises many—and so should the fact that just 28 states have enacted laws to protect women and girls against it.