In 2013, the Population Reference Bureau estimated that 2,658 women and girls in Connecticut were at risk of undergoing - or having already undergone - FGM/C. That figure is expected to have grown by almost 50% as of 2021.

A prevalence study by the Center for Disease Control and Prevention reveals that in 2012 over half a million women and girls in the United States underwent FGM/C or were at risk of FGM/C. 200 million women and girls worldwide live with FGM/C consequences.

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2658 women & girls at risk for FGM/C in CT
500000 WOMEN & GIRLS WHO HAVE UNDERGONE OR ARE AT RISK FOR FGM/C IN THE U.S.
40 states that have banned FGM/C
92 Countries with FGMC

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The CT Coalition to End FGM/C is a member of the U.S. End FGM/C Network. We are a survivor-led coalition working to ensure that the State of Connecticut joins with 40 other states – including its neighboring states of New York, Rhode Island, and Massachusetts – to end female genital mutilation and cutting.

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