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CreekDog

(46,192 posts)
8. Why would you be a right winger? It's illegal to do this in the UK and anywhere to its girls
Sat Apr 28, 2012, 09:10 PM
Apr 2012
http://www.fco.gov.uk/en/travel-and-living-abroad/when-things-go-wrong/fgm/

The Law
The Female Genital Mutilation Act was introduced in 2003 and came into effect in March 2004.

The Act:
Makes it illegal to practice FGM in the UK;
Makes it illegal to take girls who are British nationals or permanent residents of the UK abroad for FGM whether or not it is lawful in that country;
Makes it illegal to aid, abet, counsel or procure the carrying out of FGM abroad;
Has a penalty of up to 14 years in prison and/or a fine

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And as a liberal man who knows tons of other liberals, I don't know any that don't oppose FGM. (by the way, we see what you did there)


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"The Europeans are fighting battles trying to save their own humane cultures that we can't comprehend"

I don't even know where to begin with that one...

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