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Freida Pinto: 'We're losing future leaders to FGM'
Indian actress Freida Pinto has warned that future female world leaders and professional women are being killed by female genital mutilation.
The Slumdog Millionaire actress, who also works as a Girl’s Rights ambassador for Plan, said she found the number of women being 'cut' in India "shocking."
"We are losing future doctors and teachers and lawyers," she said.
This clip is originally from Shelagh Fogarty on Tuesday 22 July 2014
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