Andrew Torrez, of the hit legal pod Opening Arguments, was kind enough to hop onto the ol’ SIO to break down the recent Michigan FGM law court decision. This is one of those times the law wasn’t covered very well by some media outlets. It’s great to have a genius lawyer we can trust to tell us what is actually going on! Along the way we get to learn about plenary powers, the commerce clause, and all kinds of other legal goodies!
Interview:
https://seriouspod.com/sio175-andrew-torrez-on-the-fgm-court-decision/
Showing posts with label female genital mutilation. Show all posts
Showing posts with label female genital mutilation. Show all posts
Friday, January 18, 2019
Tuesday, May 30, 2017
Doctors Argue That Female Genital Mutilation Is Protected Under First Amendment
In a landmark case, lawyers are claiming religious freedom to defend doctors facing charges for performing FGM on seven-year-olds in Michigan....
https://broadly.vice.com/en_us/article/doctors-argue-that-female-genital-mutilation-is-protected-under-first-amendment
https://broadly.vice.com/en_us/article/doctors-argue-that-female-genital-mutilation-is-protected-under-first-amendment
Thursday, September 1, 2016
Report On Female Genital Mutilation In Russia Provokes Commentary From A Mufti, A Priest, A Rabbi
It started with a report and erupted into a controversy involving a mufti, a Russian Orthodox priest and a rabbi.
The subject: female genital mutilation.
On Aug. 15, the Russian Justice Initiative issued a report called "Production of Genital Mutilation of Girls in the Republic of Dagestan." Female genital mutilation, or FGM, is the practice of cutting away all or part of the clitoris and sometimes the labia. It's usually done in the belief that it will reduce female sexual desire and therefore, promiscuity. The report said that the mutilations were being performed in remote mountain villages in predominantly Muslim regions of Dagestan on girls as young as 3 and as old as 11.
Although FGM has been condemned by the U.N. and the World Health Organization, the report says it's not banned by Russian law. The report marks the first systematic documentation of FGM in the region. Human rights activists in Russia called for an investigation of the findings.
Then came the controversy....
http://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2016/08/23/491055905/controvery-erupts-in-russia-over-report-on-female-genital-mutilation?ft=nprml&f=1001
On Aug. 15, the Russian Justice Initiative issued a report called "Production of Genital Mutilation of Girls in the Republic of Dagestan." Female genital mutilation, or FGM, is the practice of cutting away all or part of the clitoris and sometimes the labia. It's usually done in the belief that it will reduce female sexual desire and therefore, promiscuity. The report said that the mutilations were being performed in remote mountain villages in predominantly Muslim regions of Dagestan on girls as young as 3 and as old as 11.
Although FGM has been condemned by the U.N. and the World Health Organization, the report says it's not banned by Russian law. The report marks the first systematic documentation of FGM in the region. Human rights activists in Russia called for an investigation of the findings.
Then came the controversy....
http://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2016/08/23/491055905/controvery-erupts-in-russia-over-report-on-female-genital-mutilation?ft=nprml&f=1001
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