The title of the Excite article was misleading. As of the time that article was published, it had not yet been ratified in the Senate, nor passed into law.
The original bill was set up to ban female genital mutilation, regardless of it's being part of a religious or cultural heritage. It followed a story wherein a woman discovered, when she took her daughter to a doctor, that her daughter had been circumcised without the mother's knowledge.
While the bill was in the House, Bill Heath tacked on an amendment banning genital piercings.
Some people are lying here -- maybe the news reporters, maybe the *cough* Honorable Mr. Heath.
According to
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
Quote:
"The original intent of the amendment was to make illegal the voluntary piercing of female genitalia for decorative purposes," said Rep. Bill Heath (R-Bremen).
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"I just don't think it's appropriate," Heath said.
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Heath said he doesn't support male genital piercings, but won't draft legislation to address the issue.
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That's pretty far from being "slack-jawed when told after the vote that some adults seek the piercings."