Definition: Female genital mutilation (“FGM”) involves procedures that include the partial or total removal of the external female genital organs for non-medical reasons.
It is also known as “female circumcision” or “cutting” and is illegal in the UK. It is illegal to take abroad a British national or permanent resident for FGM, or to help someone trying to do this.
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