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{{ | '''US laws agaist FGM''' {Female Genital Mutilation) vary widely. | ||
==Federal law== | |||
The federal law against FGM, 18 U.S. Code § 116, has been ruled unconstitutional by a federal judge in Michigan, because Congress, in passing the law, exceeded its authority to legislate granted by the Constitution. U.S. District Judge Bernard Friedman ruled that Congress had no authority to enact a law that criminalizes female genital mutilation (FGM).<ref>{{REFnews | |||
|title=Law banning female genital mutilation ruled unconstitutional; Michigan doctors cleared of charges | |||
|url=https://www.foxnews.com/politics/federal-judge-rules-law-banning-female-genital-mutilation-is-unconstitutional-dismisses-charges-again-michigan-doctors | |||
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==State laws== | |||
Some states have not legislated against FGM. Among states that have legislated, the law varies widely. | |||
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|'''Wyoming''' || [PROPOSED LEGISLATION: HB 1160] || style="text-align:center;"| x || || style="text-align:center;"| x || || || Imprisonment 2-50 years and/or fine up to $10,000 | |'''Wyoming''' || [PROPOSED LEGISLATION: HB 1160] || style="text-align:center;"| x || || style="text-align:center;"| x || || || Imprisonment 2-50 years and/or fine up to $10,000 | ||
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{{SEEALSO}} | |||
* [[Circumcision legal commentary]] | |||
* [[Female genital mutilation]] | |||
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* [https://www.equalitynow.org/us_laws_against_fgm_state_by_state Source for this information, with linked law texts] | * [https://www.equalitynow.org/us_laws_against_fgm_state_by_state Source for this information, with linked law texts] | ||
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