Is FGM banned in Ireland?
Specifically banned
FGM is specifically criminalized by the Criminal Justice (Female Genital Mutilation) Act 2012.
Ireland 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
- United Kingdom
- Specifically banned FGM is specifically illegal in the United Kingdom under a dedicated law passed in 1985.
- Belgium
- Specifically banned FGM is specifically criminalized by law since 2000.
- Netherlands
- Specifically banned FGM is specifically illegal in the Netherlands under criminal law including cross-border provisions.
- Luxembourg
- Specifically banned Luxembourg has a general criminal law provision that applies to FGM, but the specific year is not clearly stated.
- France
- Specifically banned FGM is illegal in France under general criminal law provision 45, with successful prosecutions.
- Denmark
- Specifically banned FGM is specifically illegal in Denmark.
Other laws in Ireland
- Abortion
- Legal on request
- Euthanasia
- Illegal
- Suicide Laws
- Not a crime
- Surrogacy
- Unregulated
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