Is FGM banned in Ghana?
Specifically banned
FGM is specifically illegal in Ghana under criminal provision 22 as of 1994.
Ghana 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
- Togo
- Specifically banned Togo has a specific criminal law provision prohibiting FGM since 1998.
- Benin
- Specifically banned Specific national anti-FGM law prohibits FGM since 2003.
- Burkina Faso
- Specifically banned FGM is specifically criminalized by law since 1996.
- Côte d'Ivoire
- Specifically banned FGM is specifically illegal in Côte d'Ivoire.
- Mali
- Specifically banned FGM is specifically illegal in Mali as sexual violence under the Penal and Procedural Code.
- Liberia
- Specifically banned Liberia banned FGM for one year which expired in January 2019, but no permanent ban is mentioned.
Other laws in Ghana
- Abortion
- Legal (limited)
- Suicide Laws
- Not a crime
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