{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/5ec3d9497cef7479d2ef4798/5ec3da2e7cef7479d2ef4842?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"How India’s FGM story unfolded in the Supreme Court","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/5ec3d9497cef7479d2ef4798/49f26fe3e3728d9f83cecb2f77e8c199.jpg?height=200","description":"In May 2017, a PIL in India’s Supreme Court kickstarted a hot debate on one of the most controversial practices in the 21st century—female genital mutilation (FGM). Described by activists as a \"heinous crime\" and \"cruelty of the first order\", the case stretched over several months and drew attention to a practice that has remained one of the most guarded secrets in the subcontinent and around the world.\n\nTune into this snippet of Let’s Talk About: Female Genital Mutilation where Gaurav Sarkar explores the religious, legal, mythological and medical aspects of FGM.\n\nSubscribe to Newslaundry at bit.ly/paytokeepnewsfree to listen to the full version here: https://www.newslaundry.com/2019/02/06/lets-talk-about-female-genital-mutilation\n\nYou can also listen to all our podcasts on iOS and Android.\n\niOS: http://apple.co/2iZhEq1\n\nAndroid: http://bit.ly/2jTtG3x","author_name":"Newslaundry.com"}