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  Illinois Lawmakers Trying To Ban "Tongue-Splitting"
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Last EditedServo  May 13, 2003 06:52pm
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News DateWednesday, May 14, 2003 12:52:33 AM UTC0:0
DescriptionCHICAGO -- Ears with two, three, even five piercings are ancient history. Studs in tongues and navels are, for many, no big deal. And who doesn't have a tattoo? These days, the attention-grabbing look is tongue-splitting: cutting the tongue to make it forked.

Some say the practice, still relatively uncommon but edging up in popularity, is nothing short of mutilation. Lawmakers in Illinois are considering regulations that would all but outlaw it.
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