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}}</ref><ref>{{REFjournal |last=Rathmann |init=WG |author-link=W.G. Rathmann |title=Female Circumcision: Indications and a new Technique |url=http://www.noharmm.org/femcirctech.htm |journal=General practitioner |volume=20 |issue=3 |date=1959-09 |pages=115-120Rathmann1959}}</ref> In the US, female genital cutting was covered by Blue Shield until 1977. Today all forms of FGM are considered female genital mutilation (FGM), which are banned in all western countries.