Is FGM banned in Georgia?
Specifically banned
FGM is specifically illegal in Georgia under criminal provision 38.
Georgia 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
- Syria
- No specific ban No specific legal ban on FGM in Syria as of March 2020.
- Iraq
- Specifically banned FGM is specifically criminalized in the Kurdistan Region under the 2012 law.
- Cyprus
- Specifically banned FGM is specifically illegal in Cyprus.
- Iran
- Specifically banned FGM is criminalized under the Islamic Penal Code of 2013 with specific penalties.
- 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.
Other laws in Georgia
- Abortion
- Legal on request
- Suicide Laws
- Not a crime
- Surrogacy
- Commercial legal
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