Is FGM banned in Egypt?
Specifically banned
FGM is specifically illegal in Egypt under criminal provision 22 as of 2008.
Egypt is one of 69 countries classified “Specifically banned” for female genital mutilation — 73% 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
- Israel
- No specific ban No specific legal ban on FGM as of March 2020.
- Jordan
- No specific ban Jordan has no specific legal ban on FGM as of March 2020.
- Cyprus
- Specifically banned FGM is specifically illegal in Cyprus.
- Syria
- No specific ban No specific legal ban on FGM in Syria as of March 2020.
- Saudi Arabia
- No specific ban No specific legal ban on FGM as of March 2020.
- Iraq
- Specifically banned FGM is specifically criminalized in the Kurdistan Region under the 2012 law.
Other laws in Egypt
- Abortion
- Legal (limited)
- Suicide Laws
- Not a crime
- Organ Donor Consent
- Opt-in (explicit consent)
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