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Did anyone else see this program on Channel 4 last night about female genital mutilation. I have heard of it before but never realised quite how bad and horrific this practice was and how many girls in the UK are at risk. One shocking fact was that although been illegal for over 20 years no one has been prosecuted. France and Netherlands are extremely strict on it with regular inspections of the girls at risk etc and good guidelines for the authorities to follow. It was mentioned girls from stricter places like France and Netherlands and being sent over to the UK to be cut. Also typical of the UK government they have recently gifted £35 million to stop this practice from happening in Africa but still not put a stop to it here!!! I must admit all my info on this has come from this one TV program so only conveying the facts from that, however still doesnt change the fact nothing makes this practice acceptable. There is an e petition for the government to stop it. If you have the time i think its one of the E petitions thats actually worth putting your name on. http://epetitions.direct.gov.uk/petitions/52740
