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Amend the Female Genital Mutilation Act so all non consenting individuals may also be protected from genital mutilation.

Created by R.W. on May 22, 2013

Federal Prohibition of Genital Mutilation Act of 2013

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, to amend the Female Genital Mutilation Act of 1996 (a) so that boys, intersex individuals, and nonconsenting adults may also be protected from genital mutilation; (b) to increase the maximum punishment of offense to 14 years imprisonment, (c) to include assistance or facilitation of genital mutilation of children or nonconsenting adults as an offense, and (d) to prohibit persons in the U.S. from arranging or facilitating genital mutilation of children and nonconsenting adults in foreign countries.

See full bill at http://mgmbill.org/usmgmbill.htm

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