File:Female genital mutilation laws by U.S. state map.svg

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English: United States map of state legislation on female genital mutilation (FGM).
 
State law criminalizes FGM
 
State law does not criminalize FGM
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Own work, map derived from File:Blank US Map (states only).svg. Source: FGM Legislation by State. AHA Foundation. Retrieved on 6 May 2020. (updated to 18 February 2021)

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  • Massachusetts: Massachusetts became the 39th state to ban FGM on 6 August 2020. Aysha Khan (7 August 2020). "As Massachusetts bans female genital cutting, survivors and activists celebrate". Religion News Service. Retrieved on 18 February 2021.
  • New federal ban: On 5 January 2021, the President of the United States signed the STOP FGM Act of 2020, which considers FGM 'a form of child abuse, gender discrimination, and violence', empowering federal authorities to prosecute people who 'carry out or conspire to carry out FGM' and increasing the maximum prison sentence from 5 to 10 years. This replaced the 1996 law that was declared unconstitutional in 2018. At the time of signing, 11 out of the 50 U.S. states still had no state ban on FGM. Emma Batha (7 January 2021). "U.S. toughens ban on 'abhorrent' female genital mutilation". Reuters. Retrieved on 18 February 2021.
Author Nederlandse Leeuw
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