Parliament approved a decree imposing terms as long as life in prison for FGM, Al Shorouk reports. Earlier this week, cabinet approved a draft bill designating FGM a felony and raising the penalty to up to 15 years if the practice leads to death or “permanent deformity.” An assessment by researcher Amel Fahmy suggests that the problem runs deeper in Egypt, and harsher prison sentences are unlikely to reduce instances of the practice. Representatives from the Salafist Nour Party objected to the law, claiming that “Type 1 FGM” (defined by the World Health Organization as the full or partial removal of the [redacted]) is not harmful and should not be outlawed, Parlmany reported.