Sex and The Law - FGM

FGM

In the United Kingdom, the Prohibition of Female Circumcision Act 1985 outlawed the procedure of female genital mutilation in Britain, and the Female Genital Mutilation Act 2003 and Prohibition of Female Genital Mutilation (Scotland) Act 2005 made it an offence for FGM to be performed anywhere in the world on British citizens or permanent residents in the UK.

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