(Winston-Salem Journal) N.C. Sen. Joyce Krawiec introduced a bill on Wednesday that would ban female genital mutilation in the state.
Krawiec, R-Forsyth, said she filed Senate Bill 9 “because we must protect our girls from this abuse of being mutilated … and this barbaric procedure.”
“When this issue has been brought up, most people can’t believe it’s not already illegal to do this in North Carolina.”
The bill, if passed, would make it a Class C felony — with a 44 to 182-month prison sentence — for someone to perform the procedure in North Carolina, as well as a parent, guardian or another person to consent to the procedure.
The bill would be effective Dec. 1.
