States Where Fgm Is Legalwhy Is Fmm Legal in Texas
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*Information for number of women and girls at risk of FGM are estimates from the Population Reference Bureau.
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Alabama
Grade: F
Number of Women and Girls At Risk: 1,480
Status: No anti-FGM legislation
Improve by adding: Prosecuting practitioner, prosecuting parents/guardian, prosecuting facilitating FGM, culture is not a defense provision, "vacation cutting" provision, education and outreach provision
Alaska
Grade: F
Number of Women and Girls At Risk: 20
Status: No anti-FGM legislation
Improve by adding: Prosecuting practitioner, prosecuting parents/guardian, prosecuting facilitating FGM, culture is not a defense provision, "vacation cutting" provision, education and outreach provision
Arizona
Grade: B
Number of Women and Girls At Risk: 7,459
Status: Adequate existing legislation
Current legislation includes: Felony charges, prosecutes practitioner, prosecutes parents/guardians, no facilitating FGM, "vacation cutting" provision, victims can pursue a civil cause for action
Improve by adding: Culture is not a defense provision, education and outreach provision
Arkansas
Grade: A
Number of Women and Girls At Risk: 551
Status: Strong Existing Legislation
Current legislation includes: Felony charges, prosecutes practitioner, prosecutes facilitating FGM, prosecutes parents/guardian, culture is not a defense provision, "vacation cutting" provision, mandatory reporting, victims can sue for damages, education and outreach provision, requires annual FGM report
Improve by adding: Mandated medical license revocation
California
Grade: C
Number of Women and Girls At Risk: 56,872
Status: Existing legislation needs strengthening
Current legislation includes: Felony charges, prosecutes practitioner, prosecutes parents, prosecutes facilitating FGM, education and outreach provision
Improve by adding: Culture is not a defense provision, "vacation cutting" provision
Colorado
Grade: B
Number of Women and Girls At Risk: 8,705
Status: Adequate existing legislation
Current legislation includes: Felony charges, prosecutes practitioner, prosecutes parents, culture is not a defense provision
Improve by adding: "Vacation cutting" provision, education and outreach provision, prosecuting facilitating FGM
Connecticut
Grade: F
Number of Women and Girls At Risk: 2,658
Status: No anti-FGM legislation
Improve by adding: Prosecuting practitioner, prosecuting parents/guardian, prosecuting facilitating FGM, culture is not a defense provision, "vacation cutting" provision, education and outreach provision
DC
Grade: F
Number of Women and Girls At Risk: 51,411*
*Estimate is for the Washington-Arlington-
Status: No anti-FGM legislation
Improve by adding: Prosecuting practitioner, prosecuting parents/guardian, prosecuting facilitating FGM, culture is not a defense provision, "vacation cutting" provision, education and outreach provision
Delaware
Grade: B
Number of Women and Girls At Risk: 2,238
Status: Adequate existing legislation
Current legislation includes: Felony charges, prosecutes practitioner, prosecutes parents, culture is not a defense provision, includes vulnerable adults in protections
Improve by adding: "Vacation cutting" provision, education and outreach provision, prosecuting facilitating FGM
Arizona
Grade: B
Number of Women and Girls At Risk: 11,180
Status: Adequate existing legislation
Current legislation includes: Felony charges, prosecutes practitioner, prosecutes parents, prosecutes facilitating FGM, "vacation cutting" provision
Improve by adding: Culture is not a defense provision, education and outreach provision
Georgia
Grade: B
Number of Women and Girls At Risk: 20,476
Status: Adequate existing legislation
Current legislation includes: Felony charges, prosecutes practitioner, prosecutes parents, "vacation cutting" provision, culture is not a defense provision
Improve by adding: Prosecuting facilitating FGM, education and outreach provision
Hawaii
Grade: F
Number of Women and Girls At Risk: -
Status: No anti-FGM legislation
Improve by adding: Prosecuting practitioner, prosecuting parents/guardian, prosecuting facilitating FGM, culture is not a defense provision, "vacation cutting" provision, education and outreach provision
Idaho
Grade: B
Number of Women and Girls At Risk: 566
Status: Adequate existing legislation
Current legislation includes: Felony charges, prosecutes practitioner, culture is not a defense provision, tolls statute of limitations for victims, prosecuting parents, "vacation cutting" provision
Improve by adding: Prosecute facilitating FGM, and education and outreach provision
Illinois
Grade: C
Number of Women and Girls At Risk: 12,039
Status: Existing legislation needs strengthening
Current legislation includes: Felony charges, prosecutes practitioner, prosecutes parents
Improve by adding: "Vacation cutting" provision, culture is not a defense provision, education and outreach provision
Indiana
Grade: A
Number of Women and Girls At Risk: 5,251
Status: Strong existing legislation
Current legislation includes: Prosecute practitioner, prosecute parents/guardian, prosecute facilitating FGM, culture is not a defense provision, "vacation cutting" provision, education and outreach provision, revokes license of medical practitioner
Improve by adding: Mandatory law enforcement training
Iowa
Grade: B
Number of Women and Girls At Risk: 5,142
Status: Adequate existing legislation
Current legislation includes: Felony charges, prosecutes practitioner, culture is not a defense provision, "vacation cutting" provision, education and outreach provision
Improve by adding: Prosecuting facilitating FGM, prosecuting parents/guardian
Kansas
Grade: B
Number of Women and Girls At Risk: 3,171
Status: Adequate existing legislation
Current legislation includes: Felony charges, prosecutes practitioner, prosecutes parents, "vacation cutting" provision, culture is not a defense provision
Improve by adding: Prosecuting facilitating FGM, education and outreach provision
Kentucky
Grade: A
Number of Women and Girls At Risk: 1,845
Status: Strong existing legislation
Current legislation includes: Prosecute practitioner, prosecute parents/guardian, prosecute facilitating FGM, culture is not a defense provision, "vacation cutting" provision, education and outreach provision, revokes license of medical practitioner, mandtory reporting, mandatory law enforcement training, requires annual statistical reporting on FGM
Improve by adding: N/A
Louisiana
Grade: B
Number of Women and Girls At Risk: 1,524
Status: Adequate existing legislation
Current legislation includes: Felony charges, prosecutes practitioner, prosecutes parents, "vacation cutting" provision, culture is not a defense provision
Improve by adding: Prosecuting facilitating FGM, education and outreach provision
Maine
Grade: F
Number of Women and Girls At Risk: 1,603
Status: No anti-FGM legislation
Improve by adding: Prosecuting practitioner, prosecuting parents/guardian, prosecuting facilitating FGM, culture is not a defense provision, "vacation cutting" provision, education and outreach provision
Maryland
Grade: B
Number of Women and Girls At Risk: 31,820
Status: Adequate existing legislation
Current legislation includes: Felony charges, prosecutes practitioner, prosecutes parents, culture is not a defense provision
Improve by adding: "Vacation cutting" provision, prosecuting facilitating FGM, education and outreach provision
Massachusetts
Grade: A
Number of Women and Girls At Risk: 14,211
Status: Strong Existing Legislation
Current legislation includes: Prosecute practitioner, prosecute parents/guardian (existing MA aiding and abetting law covers parents/guardians), prosecute facilitating FGM, culture is not a defense provision, "vacation cutting" provision, education and outreach provision, mandatory reporting (MA Dept. of Children and Families indicates they view FGM as child abuse, making it a mandatory reporting issue)
Improve by adding: Revokes license of medical practitioner, mandatory law enforcement training, requires annual statistical reporting on FGM
Michigan
Grade: A
Number of Women and Girls At Risk: 10,493
Status: Strong existing legislation
Current legislation includes: Prosecute practitioner, prosecute parents/guardian, prosecute facilitating FGM, culture is not a defense provision, "vacation cutting" provision, education and outreach provision, revokes license of medical practitioner
Improve by adding: Continue strengthening legislation through other provisions such as including mandatory reporting, mandatory law enforcement training, etc.
Minnesota
Grade: D
Number of Women and Girls At Risk: 44,293
Status: Inadequate existing legislation needs strengthening
Current legislation includes: Felony charges, prosecutes practitioner, education and outreach
Improve by adding: Prosecuting parents, prosecuting facilitating FGM, "vacation cutting" provision, culture is not a defense provision
Mississippi
Grade: F
Number of Women and Girls At Risk: 442
Status: No anti-FGM legislation
Improve by adding: Prosecuting practitioner, prosecuting parents/guardian, prosecuting facilitating FGM, culture is not a defense provision, "vacation cutting" provision, education and outreach provision
Missouri
Grade: B
Number of Women and Girls At Risk: 4,043
Status: Adequate existing legislation
Current legislation includes: Felony charges, prosecutes practitioner, prosecutes parents, culture is not a defense provision
Improve by adding: "Vacation cutting" provision, education and outreach, increase age to 18 (currently at 17)
Montana
Grade: F
Number of Women and Girls At Risk: 302
Status: No anti-FGM legislation
Improve by adding: Prosecuting practitioner, prosecuting parents/guardian, prosecuting facilitating FGM, culture is not a defense provision, "vacation cutting" provision, education and outreach provision
Nebraska
Grade: F
Number of Women and Girls At Risk: 1,549
Status: No anti-FGM legislation
Improve by adding: Prosecuting practitioner, prosecuting parents/guardian, prosecuting facilitating FGM, culture is not a defense provision, "vacation cutting" provision, education and outreach provision
Nevada
Grade: B
Number of Women and Girls At Risk: 7,457
Status: Adequate existing legislation
Current legislation includes: Felony charges, prosecuting practitioner, prosecuting parents, prosecuting "encouraging" FGM, "vacation cutting" provision, culture is not a defense provision
Improve by adding: Education and outreach provision
New Hampshire
Grade: B
Number of Women and Girls At Risk: 403
Status: Adequate Existing Legislation
Improve by adding: Prosecute facilitating FGM, education and outreach provision
New Jersey
Grade: B
Number of Women and Girls At Risk: 31,023
Status: Adequate existing legislation
Current legislation includes: Felony charges, prosecutes practitioner, prosecutes parents, "vacation cutting" provision, culture is not a defense provision
Improve by adding: Prosecuting facilitating FGM, education and outreach provision
New Mexico
Grade: F
Number of Women and Girls At Risk: 317
Status: No anti-FGM legislation
Improve by adding: Prosecuting practitioner, prosecuting parents/guardian, prosecuting facilitating FGM, culture is not a defense provision, "vacation cutting" provision, education and outreach provision
New York
Grade: B
Number of Women and Girls At Risk: 48,418
Status: Adequate existing legislation
Current legislation includes: Felony charges, prosecutes facilitating FGM, prosecutes practitioner, prosecutes parents, culture is not a defense provision, education and outreach provision
Improve by adding: "Vacation cutting" provision
North Carolina
Grade: B
Number of Women and Girls At Risk: 9,399
Status: Adequate existing legislation
Current legislation includes: Felony charges, prosecutes practitioner, prosecutes parents/guardians, culture is not a defense provision, "vacation cutting" provision
Improve by adding: Prosecuting facilitating FGM, education and outreach provision
North Dakota
Grade: B
Number of Women and Girls At Risk: 531
Status: Adequate existing legislation
Current legislation includes: Felony charges, prosecutes practitioner, prosecutes parents/guardian, culture is not a defense provision, tolls statute of limitations for victims
Improve by adding: Prosecuting facilitating FGM, "vacation cutting" provision, education and outreach provision
Ohio
Grade: B
Number of Women and Girls At Risk: 24,320
Status: Adequate existing legislation
Current legislation includes: Felony charges, prosecutes practitioner, "vacation cutting" provision, culture is not a defense provision
Improve by adding: Prosecuting parents/guardian, prosecutes facilitating FGM, education and outreach provision
Oklahoma
Grade: D
Number of Women and Girls At Risk: 1,788
Status: Inadequate existing legislation needs strengthening
Current legislation includes: Felony charges, prosecutes practitioner
Improve by adding: Prosecuting parents, prosecuting facilitating FGM, "vacation cutting" provision, culture is not a defense provision, education and outreach provision
Oregon
Grade: B
Number of Women and Girls At Risk: 2,647
Status: Adequate existing legislation
Current legislation includes: Felony charges, prosecutes practitioner, prosecutes parents, culture is not a defense provision, education and outreach provision
Improve by adding: "Vacation cutting" provision, prosecuting facilitating FGM
Pennsylvania
Grade: B
Number of Women and Girls At Risk: 19,480
Status: Adequate existing legislation
Current legislation includes: Felony charges, prosecutes practitioner, prosecutes parents/guardian, culture is not a defense provision, "vacation cutting" provision
Improve by adding: Prosecuting facilitating FGM, education and outreach provision
Rhode Island
Grade: D
Number of Women and Girls At Risk: 2,754
Status: Inadequate existing legislation needs strengthening
Current legislation includes: Felony charges, prosecutes practitioner
Improve by adding: Prosecuting parents, prosecuting facilitating FGM, "vacation cutting" provision, culture is not a defense provision, education and outreach provision
South Carolina
Grade: B
Number of Women and Girls At Risk: 1,395
Status: Adequate existing legislation
Current legislation includes: Felony charges, prosecutes practitioner, prosecutes facilitating FGM, "vacation cutting" provision, culture is not a defense provision
Improve by adding: Education and outreach provision
South Dakota
Grade: B
Number of Women and Girls At Risk: 1,019
Status: Adequate existing legislation
Current legislation includes: Felony charges, prosecutes practitioner, prosecutes parents, prosecutes "encouraging" FGM, "vacation cutting" provision, culture is not a defense provision
Improve by adding: Education and outreach provision
Tennessee
Grade: B
Number of Women and Girls At Risk: 8,062
Status: Adequate existing legislation
Current legislation includes: Felony charges, prosecutes practitioner, prosecutes facilitating FGM, prosecutes parents/guardian, culture is not a defense provision, "vacation cutting" provision, mandatory reporting, requires annual FGM report
Improve by adding: Education and outreach provision
Texas
Grade: B
Number of Women and Girls At Risk: 33,087
Status: Adequate existing legislation
Current legislation includes: Felony charges, prosecutes practitioner, prosecutes parents, "vacation cutting" provision, culture is not a defense provision
Improve by adding: Prosecuting facilitating FGM, education and outreach provision
Utah
Grade: A
Number of Women and Girls At Risk: 1,769
Status: Strong existing legislation
Current legislation includes: Felony charges, prosecutes practitioner, prosecutes facilitating FGM, prosecutes parents/guardian, culture is not a defense provision, "vacation cutting" provision, mandatory reporting, victims can sue for damages, education and outreach provision, medical professional disciplinary action including possible license revocation
Improve by adding: Annual statistical reporting
Vermont
Grade: B
Number of Women and Girls At Risk: 650
Status: Adequate existing legislation
Current legislation includes: Prosecutes practitioner, "vacation cutting" provision, culture is not a defense provision
Improve by adding: Prosecuting parents/guardian, prosecute facilitating FGM, and education and outreach provision
Virginia
Grade: B
Number of Women and Girls At Risk: 30,830
Status: Adequate existing legislation
Current legislation includes: Felony charges, prosecutes practitioner, prosecutes parents, "vacation cutting" provision, victims can sue for damages, family life education limited to school age children
Improve by adding: Prosecuting facilitating FGM, culture is not a defense provision, education and outreach provision
Washington
Grade: F
Number of Women and Girls At Risk: 25,000
Status: No anti-FGM legislation
Improve by adding: Prosecuting practitioner, prosecuting parents/guardian, prosecuting facilitating FGM, culture is not a defense provision, "vacation cutting" provision, education and outreach provision
West Virginia
Grade: B
Number of Women and Girls At Risk: 124
Status: Adequate existing legislation
Current legislation includes: Felony charges, prosecutes practitioner, prosecutes parents, culture is not a defense provision
Improve by adding: Prosecuting facilitating FGM, "vacation cutting" provision, education and outreach provision
Wisconsin
Grade: D
Number of Women and Girls At Risk: 2,144
Status: Inadequate existing legislation needs strengthening
Current legislation includes: Felony charges, prosecutes practitioner, culture is not a defense provision
Improve by adding: Prosecuting parents, prosecuting facilitating FGM, "vacation cutting" provision, education and outreach provision
Wyoming
Grade: A
Number of Women and Girls At Risk: 438
Status: Strong existing legislation
Current legislation includes: Prosecute practitioner, prosecute parents/guardian, prosecute facilitating FGM, culture is not a defense provision, "vacation cutting" provision, education and outreach provision, revokes license of medical practitioner
Improve by adding: Continue strengthening legislation through other provisions such as including mandatory reporting, mandatory law enforcement training, etc.
States Where Fgm Is Legalwhy Is Fmm Legal in Texas
Source: https://www.theahafoundation.org/female-genital-mutilation/fgm-legislation-by-state/
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