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Oireachtas Committee expected to back ban on female genital mutilation


Health Minister James Reilly will attend an Oireachtas discussion today on a proposed law banning female genital mutilation.

The law aimed at better protecting girls and women from mutilation is expected to win widespread cross-party support.

It comes on International Day of Zero Tolerance to Female Genital Mutilation.