The first in-depth report into female genital mutilation (FGM) in Iran has claimed that the practise is prevalent in "secret pockets" of at least four provinces of Iran and "continues to violate ...

The bipartisan movement against female genital mutilation and cutting is being co-opted by anti-trans activists, hindering urgent laws from being passed.

The bipartisan movement against female genital mutilation and cutting is being co-opted by anti-trans activists, hindering ...

They thought they were going out of town for a girls weekend. Two 7-year-old girls from Minnesota checked into a Farmington Hills hotel with their mothers in February, court records show, thinking ...

In Asia, health professionals are increasingly performing female genital mutilation (FGM), a practice with no medical ...

“I was thrown a big party before my cutting. I had my hair done and I was even given presents,” recalled Hoda Ali, a survivor of female genital mutilation (FGM), who went on to cofound The Vavengers, ...

Studies indicate that the tendency toward medicalization in Indonesia is driven by people’s belief that there is a social and ...

It’s little known and discussed but more than 500,000 women and girls are survivors or at risk of female genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/C) in the United States. I am one of them. This problem, so ...

The FBI is investigating three children’s hospitals for allegedly mutilating the genitals of transgender-identifying minors. The FBI is targeting Boston Children’s Hospital, Children’s Hospital ...

The Trump Department of Justice subpoenaed more than 20 doctors and medical clinics nationwide that perform transgender medical procedures on children, the federal agency announced Wednesday. “Medical ...

The practice is increasingly being performed by health professionals, which risks giving it a veneer of legitimacy, rights ...