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FGM Repair Hospital Stirs Controversy in Burkina Faso

The world's first hospital built to help victims of Female Genital Mutilation, or FGM, is creating a controversy in Burkina Faso. The hospital was due to open Friday but the government now says it won't allow the clinic to open because of licensing issues. The American NGO behind the hospital says the government revoked permission for the clinic in response to pressure from the Catholic Church. Burkina Faso's first lady, Chantal Compaoré, was scheduled...

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