Ruling in genital mutilation case shocks women’s advocates

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Women’s rights advocates say they’re shocked after a federal judge in Michigan ruled this week that a law protecting girls from genital mutilation was unconstitutional.
Dr. Jumana Nagarwala was among eight people charged in federal court in connection with the genital mutilation of nine girls from Michigan, Minnesota and Illinois.
Most of the case was thrown out Tuesday, as Judge Bernard Friedman ruled that a law banning the practice was unconstitutional. He