Additional Readings on FGM/C in the US

FGM/C in Connecticut

• State Legislation on Female Genital Mutilation – Office of Legislative Research 
• Building Support for the Connecticut Coalition to End FGM/C After Failure in 2024 Legislative Session – Sahiyo 
• Connecticut Lawmakers Push for Ban on Female Genital Mutilation and Cutting – CT News Junkie
• Prohibition on Female Genital Mutilation and Cutting Falls Short of Becoming a Bill for Third Year – CT News Junkie  
• Moving CT Ahead: Protecting Girls from Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting – CT Coalition to End FGM/C
• Panel Discussion on Preventing Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting in Connecticut: Why Comprehensive Laws Matter – CT Coalition to End FGM/C
• Legislative Roundtable Discussion on Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting – CT Coalition to End FGM/C   

FGM/C in the United States

• Female Genital Mutilation in the United States – Equality Now 
• US Laws Against FGM State by State Map – Equality Now 
• Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting in the United States: Estimates of Women and Girls at Risk – National Institute of Health
• For Many Girls, School Holidays Means FGM “Cutting Season” – United Nations Population Fund
• U.S. Government Fact Sheet on Female Genital Mutilation or Cutting – U.S. Department of State    

Federal Cases on FGM/C 

• 1996 Federal Bill:
  • H.R. 941 Bill Summary: Federal Prohibition of Female Genital Mutilation Act of 1995 – Congress.gov 
  • Legislation on Female Genital Mutilation in the United States – Center for Reproductive Rights
• U.S. vs Nagarwala:
  • The Legal Threat to Effective Action – National Institute of Health
  • Five Things You Need to Know About the Controversial Court Ruling on FGM/C in USA – Sahiyo
  • U.S. Court’s Dismissal of FGM/C Charge in Michigan Case is Disappointing But Does Not Condone Genital Cutting – Sahiyo
• 2020 Stop FGM Act
  • H.R. 6100 Bill Summary: Strengthening the Opposition of Female Genital Mutilation Act of 2020 – Congress.gov
  • The United States Has a Law Banning Female Genital Cutting. What Now? – Sahiyo
• 2021 U.S. vs Badri
  • Texas Woman Indicted for Transporting Minor for Female Genital Mutilation – U.S. Department of Justice