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How Ebola Could Eradicate Female Genital Mutilation In West Africa

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With Ebola still raging in Sierra Leone, a small sliver of hope has emerged: female genital mutilation has halted. Could this be the beginning of the end for the dangerous procedure?

The government of Sierra Leone, in effort to stop the continued spread of Ebola, has placed a ban on female genital mutilation (FGM). As silver linings go, it’s an unsettling triumph.

While more than 21,000 people have been infected with Ebola in West Africa, more than 3.5

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