Prohibition of Female Circumcision Act 1985
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Prohibition of Female Circumcision Act 1985
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The Prohibition of Female Circumcision Act 1985 is a repealed Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It made female genital mutilation a crime throughout the UK, allowing for sentences of up to five years' imprisonment. It was introduced to the House of Lords by Wayland Young, 2nd Baron Kennet, and passed on 16 July 1985, coming into force two months later. No one was ever successfully prosecuted under the Act, but a medical practitioner was stricken from the Medical Register in 1993 for h
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United Kingdom legislation
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prohibition_of_Female_Circumcision_Act_1985
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2024-01-26T22:58:43Z
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