This time, with another draft bill which emerged from the office of President Joseph Boakai, known at the Girls and Women Protection Act of 2025, is again seeking to end the practices. It can be recalled that, in 2019, members of the Legislature removed FGM Component from the Domestic Violence law, passing the law without abolishing FGM. The hearing came after five-county community consultations with rural women, traditional authorities, and civil society organizations, whose collective message was clear: FGM must stop. Moima Briggs-Mensah said the proposed Women and Girls Protection Act is designed to protect lives, not attack culture. “How can we pass a national law without hearing from all fifteen counties?” one legislator asked, pushing for deeper public education and nationwide dialogue before final passage.

Source: GNN Liberia March 17, 2026 10:35 UTC