This Monday, Gambian deputies examined in the National Assembly the lifting of the ban on excision in the country. This measure was ultimately not voted on and will, according to our information, pass into law.
The parliamentarian who tabled this bill uses religious and traditional arguments. Every year, more than 3 million girls and adolescents undergo this mutilation across the globe. According to UNICEF, more. than 230 million women have been sexually mutilated worldwide. 144 million in Africa.