Olympia, WA—Last week, American Atheists, on behalf of its nearly 1,500 constituents in Washington State, wrote to provide testimony regarding SB 5257. This bill is supposed to protect women and girls from harmful female genital mutilation (FGM) by prohibiting licensed health professionals to engage in such practices....
For almost 55 years, we have fought to protect the absolute separation of religion from government and elevate atheists and atheism in our nation's public and political discourse.