The Prohibition of Female Genital Mutilation (Scotland) Act 2005 (asp 8) was passed by the Parliament on 26th May 2005 and received Royal Assent on 1st July 2005. This Act is applied in Scotland. In Wales, North Ireland and England the UK 2003 Female Genital Mutilation Act applies. The text of the Prohibition of Female Genital Mutilation (Scotland)Continue reading “Prohibition of Female Genital Mutilation (Scotland) Act 2005”
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The Scottish NHS does not turn a blind eye to female genital mutilation.
BMJ. 2013 Jan 8;346:f29. doi: 10.1136/bmj.f29. The Scottish NHS does not turn a blind eye to female genital mutilation. Brown IG. Comment on BMJ. 2012;345:e8121. EXTRACT …I am the senior partner in a north Glasgow practice that has more than 3000 patients from an asylum seeking or refugee background. The practice has been involved inContinue reading “The Scottish NHS does not turn a blind eye to female genital mutilation.”
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