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	\| {{flag\|Cyprus}} \|\| {{CMain\|Illegal}} \|\| 2003<ref name="CRR 2008"/> \|\| As of November 2008.<ref name="CRR 2008"/>		\| {{flag\|Cyprus}} \|\| {{CMain\|Illegal}} \|\| 2003<ref name="CRR 2008"/> \|\| As of November 2008.<ref name="CRR 2008"/>
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	\| {{flag\|Denmark}} \|\| {{CMain\|Illegal}} \|\| 2003<ref name="CRR 2008"/> \|\| As of November 2008.<ref name="CRR 2008"/>		\| {{flag\|[[Denmark]]}} \|\| {{CMain\|Illegal}} \|\| 2003<ref name="CRR 2008"/> \|\| As of November 2008.<ref name="CRR 2008"/>
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	\| {{flag\|Djibouti}} \|\| {{CMain\|Illegal}} \|\| 1994<ref name="CRR 2008"/> \|\| As of September 2018.<ref name="28TM 2018"/>		\| {{flag\|Djibouti}} \|\| {{CMain\|Illegal}} \|\| 1994<ref name="CRR 2008"/> \|\| As of September 2018.<ref name="28TM 2018"/>

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	\|date=2008-11-12		\|date=2008-11-12
	\|accessdate=2020-05-02		\|accessdate=2020-05-02
			}}</ref> In the USA, U.S. District Judge Bernard Friedman declared the female genital mutilation ban unconstitutional in 2018.<ref name="USA2018">{{REFnews
			\|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2018/11/21/health/fgm-female-genital-mutilation-law.html/
			\|title=Federal Ban on Female Genital Mutilation Ruled Unconstitutional by Judge
			\|publisher=The New York Times
			\|date=2018-11-21
			\|accessdate=2021-09-21
	}}</ref>		}}</ref>

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	\| {{flag\|United States}} \|\| {{CMain\|Illegal}} \|\| 1996<ref name="CRR 2008"/> \|\| Criminalized federally in 1996 and in 17/50 states (during 1994–2006) as of November 2008.<ref name="CRR 2008"/>		\| {{flag\|United States}} \|\| {{CMain\|Illegal}} \|\| 1996<ref name="CRR 2008"/> \|\| Criminalized federally in 1996 and in 17/50 states (during 1994–2006) as of November 2008.<ref name="CRR 2008"/>
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			\| {{flag\|United States}} \|\| {{CRecurring\|Legal}} \|\| 1998 \|\| As of September 2018.<ref name="USA2018"/>
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	\| {{flag\|Guinea}} \|\| {{CMain\|Illegal}} \|\| 1965<ref name="CRR 2008"/> \|\| New law enacted in 2000.<ref name="CRR 2008"/>		\| {{flag\|Guinea}} \|\| {{CMain\|Illegal}} \|\| 1965<ref name="CRR 2008"/> \|\| New law enacted in 2000.<ref name="CRR 2008"/>
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	\| {{flag\|Guinea Bissau}} \|\| {{CMain\|Illegal}} \|\| \|\| As of September 2018.<ref name="28TM 2018"/>		\| {{flag\|Guinea-Bissau}} \|\| {{CMain\|Illegal}} \|\| \|\| As of September 2018.<ref name="28TM 2018"/>
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	\| {{flag\|Italy}} \|\| {{CMain\|Illegal}} \|\| 2005<ref name="CRR 2008"/> \|\| As of November 2008.<ref name="CRR 2008"/>		\| {{flag\|Italy}} \|\| {{CMain\|Illegal}} \|\| 2005<ref name="CRR 2008"/> \|\| As of November 2008.<ref name="CRR 2008"/>

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	{{SEEALSO}}		{{SEEALSO}}
	* [[FGM]]		* [[FGM]]

			{{REF}}

	[[Category:Laws]]		[[Category:Laws]]

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	\|accessdate=2020-05-02		\|accessdate=2020-05-02
	\|page=22		\|page=22
	}}</ref> Sierra Leone ~~criminalised~~ FGM in January 2019,<ref name="SLReuters">{{REFweb		}}</ref> Sierra Leone criminalized FGM in January 2019,<ref name="SLReuters">{{REFweb
	\|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-leone-women-fgm/sierra-leone-bans-fgm-in-clampdown-on-secret-societies-idUSKCN1PJ1WH		\|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-leone-women-fgm/sierra-leone-bans-fgm-in-clampdown-on-secret-societies-idUSKCN1PJ1WH
	\|title=Sierra Leone bans FGM in clampdown on secret societies		\|title=Sierra Leone bans FGM in clampdown on secret societies
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	\|publisher=CNN		\|publisher=CNN
	\|date=2020-05-01		\|date=2020-05-01
	}}</ref> Some Western countries, where FGM has not been traditionally practiced but where immigrants from traditionally FGM-practicing countries have moved to in the 20th and 21st century, have also ~~criminalised~~ FGM (12 countries as of November 2008).<ref name="CRR 2008">{{REFweb		}}</ref> Some Western countries, where FGM has not been traditionally practiced but where immigrants from traditionally FGM-practicing countries have moved to in the 20th and 21st century, have also criminalized FGM (12 countries as of November 2008).<ref name="CRR 2008">{{REFweb
	\|url=https://www.reproductiverights.org/document/female-genital-mutilation-fgm-legal-prohibitions-worldwide		\|url=https://www.reproductiverights.org/document/female-genital-mutilation-fgm-legal-prohibitions-worldwide
	\|title=Female Genital Mutilation (FGM): Legal Prohibitions Worldwide		\|title=Female Genital Mutilation (FGM): Legal Prohibitions Worldwide
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	\|-		\|-
	\| {{flag\|Australia}} \|\| {{CMain\|Illegal}} \|\| 1994–7<ref name="CRR 2008"/> \|\| ~~Criminalised~~ in 6/8 states as of November 2008.<ref name="CRR 2008"/>		\| {{flag\|Australia}} \|\| {{CMain\|Illegal}} \|\| 1994–7<ref name="CRR 2008"/> \|\| criminalized in 6/8 states as of November 2008.<ref name="CRR 2008"/>
	\|-		\|-
	\| {{flag\|Belgium}} \|\| {{CMain\|Illegal}} \|\| 2000<ref name="CRR 2008"/> \|\| As of November 2008.<ref name="CRR 2008"/>		\| {{flag\|Belgium}} \|\| {{CMain\|Illegal}} \|\| 2000<ref name="CRR 2008"/> \|\| As of November 2008.<ref name="CRR 2008"/>
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	\| {{flag\|Senegal}} \|\| {{CMain\|Illegal}} \|\| 1999<ref name="CRR 2008"/> \|\| As of September 2018.<ref name="28TM 2018"/>		\| {{flag\|Senegal}} \|\| {{CMain\|Illegal}} \|\| 1999<ref name="CRR 2008"/> \|\| As of September 2018.<ref name="28TM 2018"/>
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	\| {{flag\|Sierra Leone}} \|\| {{CMain\|Illegal}} \|\| 2019 \|\| ~~Criminalised~~ in 2019.<ref name="SLReuters"/>		\| {{flag\|Sierra Leone}} \|\| {{CMain\|Illegal}} \|\| 2019 \|\| criminalized in 2019.<ref name="SLReuters"/>
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	\| {{flag\|Somalia}} \|\| {{CRecurring\|Legal}} \|\| \|\| As of September 2018.<ref name="28TM 2018"/>		\| {{flag\|Somalia}} \|\| {{CRecurring\|Legal}} \|\| \|\| As of September 2018.<ref name="28TM 2018"/>
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	\| {{flag\|Spain}} \|\| {{CMain\|Illegal}} \|\| 2003<ref name="CRR 2008"/> \|\| As of November 2008.<ref name="CRR 2008"/>		\| {{flag\|Spain}} \|\| {{CMain\|Illegal}} \|\| 2003<ref name="CRR 2008"/> \|\| As of November 2008.<ref name="CRR 2008"/>
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	\| {{flag\|Sudan}} \|\| {{CMain\|Illegal}} \|\| 2020 \|\| ~~Criminalised~~ in 2020.<ref name="SudanCNN"/>		\| {{flag\|Sudan}} \|\| {{CMain\|Illegal}} \|\| 2020 \|\| criminalized in 2020.<ref name="SudanCNN"/>
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	\| {{flag\|Sweden}} \|\| {{CMain\|Illegal}} \|\| 1982<ref name="CRR 2008"/> \|\| New law enacted in 1998.<ref name="CRR 2008"/>		\| {{flag\|Sweden}} \|\| {{CMain\|Illegal}} \|\| 1982<ref name="CRR 2008"/> \|\| New law enacted in 1998.<ref name="CRR 2008"/>
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	\| {{flag\|United Kingdom}} \|\| {{CMain\|Illegal}} \|\| 1985<ref name="CRR 2008"/> \|\| As of November 2008.<ref name="CRR 2008"/>		\| {{flag\|United Kingdom}} \|\| {{CMain\|Illegal}} \|\| 1985<ref name="CRR 2008"/> \|\| As of November 2008.<ref name="CRR 2008"/>
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	\| {{flag\|United States}} \|\| {{CMain\|Illegal}} \|\| 1996<ref name="CRR 2008"/> \|\| ~~Criminalised~~ federally in 1996 and in 17/50 states (during 1994–2006) as of November 2008.<ref name="CRR 2008"/>		\| {{flag\|United States}} \|\| {{CMain\|Illegal}} \|\| 1996<ref name="CRR 2008"/> \|\| Criminalized federally in 1996 and in 17/50 states (during 1994–2006) as of November 2008.<ref name="CRR 2008"/>
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			{{SEEALSO}}
			* [[FGM]]

			[[Category:Laws]]

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In September 2018, [[FGM]] was illegal in 22 of the 28 most FGM-prevalent countries in Africa.<ref name="28TM 2018">{{REFweb
|url=https://www.28toomany.org/static/media/uploads/Law%20Reports/the_law_and_fgm_v1_(september_2018).pdf
|title=The law and FGM. An overview of 28 African countries
|publisher=28 Too Many
|date=2018-09
|accessdate=2020-05-02
|page=22
}}</ref> Sierra Leone criminalised FGM in January 2019,<ref name="SLReuters">{{REFweb
|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-leone-women-fgm/sierra-leone-bans-fgm-in-clampdown-on-secret-societies-idUSKCN1PJ1WH
|title=Sierra Leone bans FGM in clampdown on secret societies
|publisher=Reuters
|date=2019-01-25
}}</ref> Sudan did so in May 2020.<ref name="SudanCNN">{{REFweb
|url=https://edition.cnn.com/2020/05/01/africa/sudan-fgm-banned-intl/index.html
|title=Sudanese government bans female genital mutilation
|publisher=CNN
|date=2020-05-01
}}</ref> Some Western countries, where FGM has not been traditionally practiced but where immigrants from traditionally FGM-practicing countries have moved to in the 20th and 21st century, have also criminalised FGM (12 countries as of November 2008).<ref name="CRR 2008">{{REFweb
|url=https://www.reproductiverights.org/document/female-genital-mutilation-fgm-legal-prohibitions-worldwide
|title=Female Genital Mutilation (FGM): Legal Prohibitions Worldwide
|publisher=Center for Reproductive Rights
|date=2008-11-12
|accessdate=2020-05-02
}}</ref>

{| class="sortable wikitable"
|+ '''FGM legislation by country'''
! Country
! Status
! Since
! ! class="unsortable"| Notes
|-
| {{flag|Australia}} || {{CMain|Illegal}} || 1994–7<ref name="CRR 2008"/> || Criminalised in 6/8 states as of November 2008.<ref name="CRR 2008"/>
|-
| {{flag|Belgium}} || {{CMain|Illegal}} || 2000<ref name="CRR 2008"/> || As of November 2008.<ref name="CRR 2008"/>
|-
| {{flag|Benin}} || {{CMain|Illegal}} || 2003<ref name="CRR 2008"/> || As of September 2018.<ref name="28TM 2018"/>
|-
| {{flag|Burkina Faso}} || {{CMain|Illegal}} || 1996<ref name="CRR 2008"/> || As of September 2018.<ref name="28TM 2018"/>
|-
| {{flag|Cameroon}} || {{CMain|Illegal}} || || As of September 2018.<ref name="28TM 2018"/>
|-
| {{flag|Canada}} || {{CMain|Illegal}} || 1997<ref name="CRR 2008"/> || As of November 2008.<ref name="CRR 2008"/>
|-
| {{flag|Central African Republic}} || {{CMain|Illegal}} || 1966<ref name="CRR 2008"/> || As of September 2018.<ref name="28TM 2018"/>
|-
| {{flag|Chad}} || {{CRecurring|Legal}} || || A 2002 bill banning FGM hasn't yet been enacted as of September 2018.<ref name="28TM 2018"/>
|-
| {{flag|Côte d’Ivoire}} || {{CMain|Illegal}} || 1998<ref name="CRR 2008"/> || As of September 2018.<ref name="28TM 2018"/>
|-
| {{flag|Cyprus}} || {{CMain|Illegal}} || 2003<ref name="CRR 2008"/> || As of November 2008.<ref name="CRR 2008"/>
|-
| {{flag|Denmark}} || {{CMain|Illegal}} || 2003<ref name="CRR 2008"/> || As of November 2008.<ref name="CRR 2008"/>
|-
| {{flag|Djibouti}} || {{CMain|Illegal}} || 1994<ref name="CRR 2008"/> || As of September 2018.<ref name="28TM 2018"/>
|-
| {{flag|Egypt}} || {{CMain|Illegal}} || 2008<ref name="CRR 2008"/> || As of September 2018.<ref name="28TM 2018"/>
|-
| {{flag|Eritrea}} || {{CMain|Illegal}} || 2007<ref name="CRR 2008"/> || As of September 2018.<ref name="28TM 2018"/>
|-
| {{flag|Ethiopia}} || {{CMain|Illegal}} || 2004<ref name="CRR 2008"/> || As of September 2018.<ref name="28TM 2018"/>
|-
| {{flag|The Gambia}} || {{CMain|Illegal}} || || As of September 2018.<ref name="28TM 2018"/>
|-
| {{flag|Ghana}} || {{CMain|Illegal}} || 1994<ref name="CRR 2008"/> || As of September 2018.<ref name="28TM 2018"/>
|-
| {{flag|Guinea}} || {{CMain|Illegal}} || 1965<ref name="CRR 2008"/> || New law enacted in 2000.<ref name="CRR 2008"/>
|-
| {{flag|Guinea Bissau}} || {{CMain|Illegal}} || || As of September 2018.<ref name="28TM 2018"/>
|-
| {{flag|Italy}} || {{CMain|Illegal}} || 2005<ref name="CRR 2008"/> || As of November 2008.<ref name="CRR 2008"/>
|-
| {{flag|Kenya}} || {{CMain|Illegal}} || 2001<ref name="CRR 2008"/> || As of September 2018.<ref name="28TM 2018"/>
|-
| {{flag|Liberia}} || {{CRecurring|Legal}} || || As of September 2018.<ref name="28TM 2018"/>
|-
| {{flag|Mali}} || {{CRecurring|Legal}} || || As of September 2018.<ref name="28TM 2018"/>
|-
| {{flag|Mauritania}} || {{CMain|Illegal}} || 2005<ref name="CRR 2008"/> || As of September 2018.<ref name="28TM 2018"/>
|-
| {{flag|New Zealand}} || {{CMain|Illegal}} || 1995<ref name="CRR 2008"/> || As of November 2008.<ref name="CRR 2008"/>
|-
| {{flag|Niger}} || {{CMain|Illegal}} || 2003<ref name="CRR 2008"/> || As of September 2018.<ref name="28TM 2018"/>
|-
| {{flag|Nigeria}} || {{CMain|Illegal}} || || As of September 2018.<ref name="28TM 2018"/>
|-
| {{flag|Norway}} || {{CMain|Illegal}} || 1995<ref name="CRR 2008"/> || As of November 2008.<ref name="CRR 2008"/>
|-
| {{flag|Senegal}} || {{CMain|Illegal}} || 1999<ref name="CRR 2008"/> || As of September 2018.<ref name="28TM 2018"/>
|-
| {{flag|Sierra Leone}} || {{CMain|Illegal}} || 2019 || Criminalised in 2019.<ref name="SLReuters"/>
|-
| {{flag|Somalia}} || {{CRecurring|Legal}} || || As of September 2018.<ref name="28TM 2018"/>
|-
| ''{{flag|Somaliland}}''<ref>Somaliland is a self-proclaimed independent state and ''de facto'' functioning as such, but internationally recognized as part of Somalia.</ref> || {{CRecurring|Legal}} || || As of September 2018.<ref name="28TM 2018"/>
|-
| {{flag|South Africa}} || {{CMain|Illegal}} || 2003<ref name="CRR 2008"/> || As of November 2008.<ref name="CRR 2008"/>
|-
| {{flag|South Sudan}} || {{CMain|Illegal}} || || As of September 2018.<ref name="28TM 2018"/>
|-
| {{flag|Spain}} || {{CMain|Illegal}} || 2003<ref name="CRR 2008"/> || As of November 2008.<ref name="CRR 2008"/>
|-
| {{flag|Sudan}} || {{CMain|Illegal}} || 2020 || Criminalised in 2020.<ref name="SudanCNN"/>
|-
| {{flag|Sweden}} || {{CMain|Illegal}} || 1982<ref name="CRR 2008"/> || New law enacted in 1998.<ref name="CRR 2008"/>
|-
| {{flag|Tanzania}} || {{CMain|Illegal}} || 1998<ref name="CRR 2008"/> || As of September 2018.<ref name="28TM 2018"/>
|-
| {{flag|Togo}} || {{CMain|Illegal}} || 1998<ref name="CRR 2008"/> || As of September 2018.<ref name="28TM 2018"/>
|-
| {{flag|Uganda}} || {{CMain|Illegal}} || || As of September 2018.<ref name="28TM 2018"/>
|-
| {{flag|United Kingdom}} || {{CMain|Illegal}} || 1985<ref name="CRR 2008"/> || As of November 2008.<ref name="CRR 2008"/>
|-
| {{flag|United States}} || {{CMain|Illegal}} || 1996<ref name="CRR 2008"/> || Criminalised federally in 1996 and in 17/50 states (during 1994–2006) as of November 2008.<ref name="CRR 2008"/>
|}