Detroit, Michigan — A doctor has been fired from practice at a hospital.
A not-guilty plea has been entered for a Detroit-area doctor charged with performing genital mutilation on two Minnesota girls in a first-of-its-kind case in the United States.
Dr. Jumana Nagarwala appeared in Detroit federal court Thursday, a day after being indicted.
It carries a minimum sentence of 10 years in prison.
She's charged with six crimes, including conspiracy to bring the girls across state lines.
Nagarwala is charged with performing genital mutilation on the two 7-year-old girls in February at a suburban Detroit clinic owned by another doctor, who also is charged.
Nagarwala and the Minnesota girls' families belong to a Muslim sect called Dawoodi Bohra.
Defense attorney Shannon Smith says she performed a religious ritual, not genital mutilation.