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Darienne Madlala, MD

@dariennemadlala

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A bill seeking to repeal The Gambia's ban on female genital mutilation (FGM) will be discussed by lawmakers this month. FGM was outlawed under former President Yahya Jammeh in 2015, but influential clerics have been pushing for the ban to be repealed. bbc.in/49WB7wD

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β€œThis is about women and the control of women’s bodies.” Despite outcry from activists and survivors, #TheGambia’s parliament advanced a bill to decriminalise female genital mutilation. If the bill is passed, the country could become the first to reverse a ban on FGM.