Report alleges 100,000 female mutilations in UK
An undercover investigation secretly filmed a doctor, dentist and an alternative medicine practitioner who were allegedly willing to perform circumcisions or arrange for the operation to be carried out.
The doctor and dentist deny any wrongdoing.
The practice, which involves the surgical removal of external genitalia and in some cases the stitching of the vaginal opening, is illegal in Britain and carries a maximum 14-year prison sentence.
It is also against the law to arrange FGM.
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Hide AdSupermodel Waris Dirie, who was mutilated as a child, is a vociferous opponent of the practice.
She said: “If a white girl is abused, the police come break down the door. If a black girl is mutilated, nobody takes care of her. This is what I call racism.”