Gambia’s parliament on Monday rejected a bill that would have ended a ban on female genital mutilation after lawmakers voted down all the clauses in the proposed law, Parliament Speaker Fabakary Tombong Jatta said.<\/p>\n
The bill to overturn the ban had passed a second reading in March with only five out of 53 lawmakers voting against it, raising concerns among rights groups that Gambia would become the first country to reverse a ban on the practice.<\/p>\n
Lawmakers on Monday voted again on each of the bill’s clauses ahead of a third and final reading scheduled for July 24, with a majority voting against each clause.<\/p>\n
That prompted Jatta to stop the bill moving forward to the final reading.<\/p>\n
“The (National) Assembly cannot be engaged in such a futile exercise as to allow the bill to proceed to a third reading,” Jatta said after the votes.<\/p>\n
“The bill is rejected and the legislative process exhausted.”<\/p>\n
The World Health Organization says FGM has no health benefits and can lead to excessive bleeding, shock, psychological problems and even death.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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