Action has been taken to enforce the statutes banning this practice in all the countries Ive just mentioned. However. due to complex cultural factors. dealing with this issue in the United States requires more than making the ritual practice of FGM illegal. Immigrant parents in the United States who import a circumciser from their home country or find an American doctor willing to perform the procedure claim to do so out of a desire to do the best thing for their daughters. In the societies and cultures that practice it. FGM is said to be an integral part of the socialization of girls into acceptable womanhood.
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