Is FGM banned in Norway?
Specifically banned
FGM is specifically illegal under criminal law provision 26.
Norway 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
- Sweden
- Specifically banned Sweden has a specific national anti-FGM law enacted in 1998 prohibiting FGM.
- Finland
- Specifically banned FGM is illegal in Finland under general criminal law provision 45.
- Estonia
- Specifically banned FGM is specifically illegal in Estonia under criminal provision 25.
- Latvia
- Specifically banned Latvia has a general criminal law provision that applies to FGM, but the specific year is not clearly stated.
- Denmark
- Specifically banned FGM is specifically illegal in Denmark.
- Lithuania
- Specifically banned Lithuania has a general criminal law provision that applies to FGM, but the specific year is not clearly stated.
Other laws in Norway
- Abortion
- Legal on request
- Euthanasia
- Illegal
- Suicide Laws
- Not a crime
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