Bill that would reverse FGM ban passed in The Gambia

The World

FGM, or female genital mutilation, has been officially banned in The Gambia since 2015. But a new bill passed by the small west African nation this week would reverse that ban. Host Marco Werman speaks with Fatou Baldeh, an anti-FGM activist and survivor, about what this repeal of the ban will mean for women in the country. 

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