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Attorney General Bailey Successfully Defends State Law Banning Child Mutilation

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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey released the following statement after his office successfully defended Senate Bill 49:

“Missouri is the first state in the nation to successfully defend at the trial court level a law barring child mutilation. I’ve said from day one as Attorney General that I will fight to ensure that Missouri is the safest state in the nation for children. This is a huge step in that direction.

What a day.”

The judge’s order can be found here: