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Georgia Legislators Outlaw FEMALE Genital Piercing

ATLANTA , GA- Genital piercings for women were banned by the Georgia House
Wednesday as lawmakers considered a bill outlining punishments for female
genital mutilation.

The bill would make such mutilation punishable by two to 20 years in prison.
It makes no exception for people who give consent to have the procedure
performed on their daughters out of religious or cultural custom.

An amendment adopted without objection added "piercing" to the list of
things that may not be done to female genitals. Even adult women would not
be allowed to get the procedure. The bill eventually passed 160-0, with no
debate.

Amendment sponsor Rep. Bill Heath, R-Bremen, was slack-jawed when told after
the vote that some adults seek the piercings.

"What? I've never seen such a thing," Heath said. "I, uh, I wouldn't approve
of anyone doing it. I don't think that's an appropriate thing to be doing."

The ban applies only to women, not men. The bill has already been approved
by the Senate but now must return to that chamber because of the piercing
amendment. Both chambers of the Legislature must agree on a single version
of a bill before it can go to the governor for final approval.

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=817&ncid=757&e=10&u=/ap/2004
0324/ap_on_fe_st/genital_piercings

Georgia Legislators Outlaw FEMALE Genital Piercing

ATLANTA , GA- Genital piercings for women were banned by the Georgia House
Wednesday as lawmakers considered a bill outlining punishments for female
genital mutilation.

The bill would make such mutilation punishable by two to 20 years in prison.
It makes no exception for people who give consent to have the procedure
performed on their daughters out of religious or cultural custom.

An amendment adopted without objection added "piercing" to the list of
things that may not be done to female genitals. Even adult women would not
be allowed to get the procedure. The bill eventually passed 160-0, with no
debate.

Amendment sponsor Rep. Bill Heath, R-Bremen, was slack-jawed when told after
the vote that some adults seek the piercings.

"What? I've never seen such a thing," Heath said. "I, uh, I wouldn't approve
of anyone doing it. I don't think that's an appropriate thing to be doing."

The ban applies only to women, not men. The bill has already been approved
by the Senate but now must return to that chamber because of the piercing
amendment. Both chambers of the Legislature must agree on a single version
of a bill before it can go to the governor for final approval.

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=817&ncid=757&e=10&u=/ap/2004
0324/ap_on_fe_st/genital_piercings