March 26, 2004

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  Georgia House Outlaws Genital Piercing For Women

  
  

  Associated Press 

  
  

  
  

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

  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.

  
  

   

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