Lawmakers consider bill criminalizing female genital mutilation

Lawmakers consider bill criminalizing female genital mutilation

Currently, Connecticut is one of only nine states that does not have a codified ban on female genital mutilation (FGM), a practice also known as female circumcision or “cutting.” While advocates hope that Connecticut lawmakers will rectify this by passing SB 259, a proposed bill that would make the act a class D felony, others are concerned that the bill’s language, if not crafted carefully, could be used to prohibit gender affirming care. “Sena…