Survivors frustrated CT still hasn't banned female genital mutilation

Survivors frustrated CT still hasn't banned female genital mutilation

For the third year in a row, Simenesh Comollo, a survivor of female genital mutilation, has appeared before lawmakers to testify in support of a bill that would ban the practice in the state of Connecticut. She hopes she won’t have to testify again. “It is heartbreaking to know that there is still no clear law in place here in our state addressing this. I have lived in Connecticut for over 15 years. This is my home,” she told the legislature’s J…