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}}</ref><ref>{{REFjournal |last=Dawson |first=Benjamin E. |init=BE |title=Circumcision in the Female: Its Necessity and How to Perform it |journal=American Journal of Clinical Medicine |volume=22 |issue=6 |date=1915-06 |pages=520-525Dawson1915}}</ref><ref>{{Eskridge1918}}</ref><ref>{{McDonald1958}}</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.