From the BBC:
Ugandan MPs have voted to outlaw female genital mutilation – also known as female circumcision.
Anyone convicted of the practice, which involves cutting off a girl’s clitoris, will face 10 years in jail, or a life sentence if a victim dies.
The BBC’s Joshua Mmali in Uganda says it is not officially condoned but is still practised in several rural areas.
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