近日，冈比亚议会投票了通过一项推翻2015年禁止女性割礼（残割女性生殖器）的禁令的法案。
女性割礼是对妇女和女童的暴力行为。这是一种医学上不必要且不可逆的程序，会伤害妇女和女童的身体和心理健康。在冈比亚，各方维权团体都一直在为禁止女性割礼发声。
冈比亚应当保护禁止女性割礼的法令，因为妇女和女童有权享有健康和身体自主，免受暴力和残忍对待。 source
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