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}}</ref><ref>{{Eskridge1918}}</ref><ref>{{REFjournal |last=McDonald |init=CF |title=Circumcision of the female |journal=General Practitioner |volume=18 |issue=3 |date=1958-09 |pages=98-99McDonald1958}}</ref><ref>{{Rathmann1959}}</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.