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INTERACTIVE: Estimating the impact of cutting in the U.S.

A recent national study estimated there are more than half a million women and girls in the United States who have experienced female genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/C) or might be at some risk of undergoing the procedure. Minnesota and Minneapolis-St. Paul came in third among states and metro areas with the highest numbers of such residents. Critics of the study argue that thanks to legal and other restrictions, the risk girls in U.S. immigrant communities face is relatively small.

May 9, 2015 at 4:41PM
(Raymond Grumney/The Minnesota Star Tribune)
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Raymond Grumney

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Ray Grumney is the news graphics director at the Star Tribune, with a proven 30-year award-winning track record. He is a driven visual journalist focused on developing and implementing high-impact design solutions to sometimes complicated data-driven stories.

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