“female genital mutilation or cutting (fgm/c)”
This page presents an official legal definition of “female genital mutilation or cutting (fgm/c)” from a government source. Additional definitions will be added as jurisdictions publish them.
United States
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FGM/C refers to cutting and other procedures that injure female genital organs for nonmedical reasons. The U.S. government opposes FGM/C, no matter the type, degree, or severity, and no matter what the motivation for performing it. The U.S. government considers FGM/C to be a serious human rights abuse and, when done to children, a form of child abuse.
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