Is FGM banned in Colombia?
No specific ban
No law against FGM in Colombia as of March 2020.
Colombia is one of 25 countries classified “No specific ban” for female genital mutilation — 26% of the 95 with data. (Also searched as FGM.)
Source
- Last checked
- 7 July 2026
- How it was classified
- Classified by a language model from the source text, then checked against hand-verified reference countries.
Nearby countries
- United States
- Specifically banned FGM is federally criminalized in the United States following a 2021 law, with 41 states having specific bans as of August 2023.
- Canada
- Specifically banned FGM is specifically criminalized by law since 1997.
- The Gambia
- Specifically banned FGM is specifically illegal in The Gambia under criminal provision 22 as of 2015.
- Senegal
- Specifically banned FGM is specifically illegal under criminal law provision 22.
- Mauritania
- Specifically banned FGM is specifically illegal in Mauritania since 2005.
- Sierra Leone
- Specifically banned FGM initiation rites are criminalised, but no national law bans all FGM.
Other laws in Colombia
- Abortion
- Legal on request
- Euthanasia
- Euthanasia legal
- Suicide Laws
- Not a crime
- Surrogacy
- Unregulated
- Organ Donor Consent
- Opt-out (presumed consent)
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