Gambian parliament rejects bid to overturn historic ban on female genital mutilation CNNFGM in The Gambia: Woman had part of her genitalia cut off as a baby. See how she fought to ban the practice CNNGambia Votes to Keep Ban on Female Genital Cutting, in Dramatic Reversal The New York TimesThe Gambia’s decision to uphold ban on FGM critical win for girls’ and women’s rights World Health Organization (WHO)