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Two Michigan doctors are CLEARED of female genital mutilation charges as federal judge [tr]
UK Daily Mail ^ | November 21, 2018 | Jessa Schroeder

Posted on 11/21/2018 4:16:59 AM PST by C19fan

A federal judge dismissed charges Tuesday against two doctors and six others involved in the genital mutilation of nine girls at a Detroit clinic, and also declared a US law banning the practice unconstitutional. US District Judge Bernard Friedman dismissed mutilation and conspiracy charges against Dr. Jumana Nagarwala, who performed the surgery, and Dr. Fakhruddin Attar, who allowed his clinic in Livonia, Michigan, to be used for the procedure. The same charges were dismissed against Attar's wife, Farida, and Tahera Shafiq, who assisted in the procedure, as well as four women who tricked their daughters into going to the suburban clinic to undergo the practice for religious purposes. Four of the nine girls are from Michigan; the others are residents of Illinois and Minnesota.

(Excerpt) Read more at dailymail.co.uk ...


TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Culture/Society; News/Current Events; US: Michigan; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: attar; femalecircumcision; fgm; friedman; genitalmutilation; islam; nagarwala; religionofrape; rop; women
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To: zanarchist

Michigan passed a law a couple months after these people were arrested. So they were too late. This should not be a federal issue.


41 posted on 11/21/2018 5:13:15 AM PST by thefactor (yes, as a matter of fact, i DID only read the excerpt)
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To: thefactor

If ever there was a reason for the feds to step in, this is it.


42 posted on 11/21/2018 5:14:13 AM PST by zanarchist
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To: JayGalt

Thanks for the apology. Anyone who knows what FGM actually is SHOULD be horrified which is sort of why I said it is apples to oranges.


43 posted on 11/21/2018 5:14:32 AM PST by wastoute (Government cannot redistribute wealth. Government can only redistribute poverty.)
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To: C19fan

Paving the way for the forthcoming complete implementation of sharia.


44 posted on 11/21/2018 5:18:55 AM PST by I want the USA back (It's Ok To Be White. White Lives Matter. White Guilt is Socially Constructed)
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To: wastoute
Some argue that like FGM it degrades the “intimacy experience” but I don’t think that can ever be tested as there is no “control group” possible.

Naaa. I'm good.

45 posted on 11/21/2018 5:18:57 AM PST by Skooz (Gabba Gabba we accept you we accept you one of us Gabba Gabba we accept you we accept you one of us)
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To: C19fan
"Genesis 17:10-14 King James Version (KJV) 10 This is my covenant, which ye shall keep, between me and you and thy seed after thee; Every man child among you shall be circumcised. 11 And ye shall circumcise the flesh of your foreskin; and it shall be a token of the covenant betwixt me and you. 12 And he that is eight days old shall be circumcised among you, every man child in your generations, he that is born in the house, or bought with money of any stranger, which is not of thy seed. 13 He that is born in thy house, and he that is bought with thy money, must needs be circumcised: and my covenant shall be in your flesh for an everlasting covenant. 14 And the uncircumcised man child whose flesh of his foreskin is not circumcised, that soul shall be cut off from his people; he hath broken my covenant."

Male circumcision is (or at least began as) a religious issue and "Congress shall make no law". I have no idea whether female "circumcision" is a Muslim teaching derived from faith but, as barbaric as I view it, I would stand with the judge's interpretation of this not being in the Federal purview.

46 posted on 11/21/2018 5:20:36 AM PST by outofsalt (If history teaches us anything, it's that history rarely teaches us anything.)
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To: sphinx

From what I can tell, the judge is right in this case. Interestingly, his statement about the unconstitutionality of Federal regulation of medical procedures is a powerful statement about the unconstitutionality of ObamaCare, too.


47 posted on 11/21/2018 5:22:13 AM PST by Alberta's Child ("The Russians escaped while we weren't watching them ... like Russians will.")
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To: wastoute

Abortion.


48 posted on 11/21/2018 5:24:11 AM PST by ican'tbelieveit
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To: sphinx; C19fan

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According to the story, the judge ruled that FGM is properly regulated by the states and that the federal law against it is unconstitutional because it infringes on state authority. Michigan has also passed a law against FGM but apparently after these instances occurred. My guess is that the judge was simply looking for a way to get the Muslim doctors off and, being a judicial activist, he grabbed at anything that gave him an excuse.
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And, when asked about anti-gun laws vs. 2nd Amend.

Or theft via welfare vs. 5th/13th, property taxes vs. 5th (Takings..as one does not OWN property), or....

Judges sure do love to split hairs


49 posted on 11/21/2018 5:24:49 AM PST by i_robot73 (One could not count the number of *solutions*, if only govt followed\enforced the Constitution.)
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To: zanarchist

I respectfully disagree. Today it’s “the feds need to protect possible victims of genital mutilations.” Tomorrow it’s “the feds need to protect possible victims of gun violence.” No thanks.


50 posted on 11/21/2018 5:25:44 AM PST by thefactor (yes, as a matter of fact, i DID only read the excerpt)
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To: C19fan

So if child sacrifice is part of your religion you are sound as a pound.


51 posted on 11/21/2018 5:30:54 AM PST by DungeonMaster (Vote your bible.)
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To: thefactor

Lemme guess: you’re a man.


52 posted on 11/21/2018 5:33:56 AM PST by zanarchist
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To: equaviator

>>>“What’s the verdict on male circumcision?”

For the male there’s a medical reason (hygiene). For the female it gives pleasure to the male according to their mohammad.


53 posted on 11/21/2018 5:36:10 AM PST by existentially_kuffer
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To: thefactor

That is the hard part of conservatism.

Stepping back from your emotions and taking a rational, long-term view of the path that “the government should do something about this outrage (of the moment)” will take.

Is this (FGM) wrong? You bet. Is it the purview of the federal government, and could the approach to cure it at a federal level be misused?


54 posted on 11/21/2018 5:38:33 AM PST by ican'tbelieveit
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To: existentially_kuffer

“For the male there’s a medical reason (hygiene)”

Actually that’s exceedingly debatable.


55 posted on 11/21/2018 5:42:05 AM PST by traderrob6
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To: thefactor

The victims are minors.


56 posted on 11/21/2018 5:47:02 AM PST by zanarchist
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To: C19fan

Would tbe judge rule the same way on ObamaCare and the entire FDA?


57 posted on 11/21/2018 5:50:42 AM PST by KarlInOhio (Leave the job, leave the clearance. It should be the same rule for the Swamp as for everyone else.)
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To: C19fan

My first reaction was horror, but upon calming down and realizing that the judge was correct...unconstitutional.

Those worried about any gun related decision, please remember that to bear arms IS in the constitution.

There’s another horror happening. I received an email saying the patriot who filmed Planned Parenthood is being charged with 15 counts of crime for doing that.

I hope this gets more attention. This man needs help and I am so stupid that I don’t know how to start a GoFundMe.

MSM is obviously not covering this.


58 posted on 11/21/2018 5:51:10 AM PST by Maris Crane (T)
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To: wastoute

Thank you for understanding.


59 posted on 11/21/2018 5:51:30 AM PST by JayGalt (You can't teach a donkey how to tap dance.)
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To: Candor7

You’re welcome.


60 posted on 11/21/2018 5:54:52 AM PST by JayGalt (You can't teach a donkey how to tap dance.)
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