1.   Although the new government has outlawed female genital cutting, it is still widely practiced.

2.   Activists have worked successfully to outlaw female genital cutting in much of Europe.

3.   But in her community at least, female genital cutting explicitly was meant to destroy sexual sensation, and she thinks the rite should be abolished.

4.   Congress outlawed the rite of female genital cutting in the United States just before it recessed two weeks ago.

5.   Despite her abhorrence of female genital cutting, for example, she said she does not try to stop it.

6.   He has condemned the practice of female genital cutting, which has no basis in Islam but is widely practiced in Egypt, particularly in rural areas.

7.   Three years ago, after advocates waged a highly publicized campaign, the practice of female genital cutting was outlawed in the United States.

8.   Thursday, Mrs. Clinton met with a group of activists here to condemn the practice of female genital cutting.