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Committee advances bill to criminalize female genital mutilation, add reporting and education
Summary
Sen. Bridal Davis presented a bill to define and criminalize female genital mutilation in Arkansas statute, add awareness components and reporting by mandated reporters; prosecutors and members discussed statute-of-limitations language and will amend reporting to the Department of Health.
Senator Bridal Davis told the Senate Judiciary Committee that her bill would create a state offense for female genital mutilation (FGM), add education and awareness provisions and provide prosecutors with tools to pursue cases that federal law has not routinely produced. Davis cited national estimates read into the record from the CDC and the World Health Organization, saying the bill "acknowledges that it is occurring in the state."
Committee members asked how the bill treats statute-of-limitations and reporting.…
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