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Senate approves bill banning female circumcision

The Associated Press//February 25, 2014//[read_meter]

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Senate approves bill banning female circumcision

Senate approves bill banning female circumcision

The Associated Press//February 25, 2014//[read_meter]

The Arizona Senate has approved a bill outlawing female genital mutilation that’s known as female circumcision. The Senate unanimously approved the bill on Monday. The bill bars genital mutilation on...

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