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}}</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 | |||
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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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