Cutting Female Genital Mutilation from the United States: A European-Influenced Proposal to Alter State and Federal Legal Responses when Affording Relief to Somali Victims in Minnesota

Authors

Pooja Shah, Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law

Abstract

The note advocates for a comprehensive legal and public health approach to combat Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) in the United States, particularly focusing on Somali immigrants in Minnesota. It highlights the inadequacies of current federal and state laws in addressing FGM and proposes a new legislative framework inspired by European models to strengthen penalties, improve enforcement, and raise awareness.

Disciplines

Law

Recommended Citation

Pooja Shah, Cutting Female Genital Mutilation from the United States: A European-Influenced Proposal to Alter State and Federal Legal Responses when Affording Relief to Somali Victims in Minnesota, 22 Cardozo J. Equal Rts. & Soc. Just. 583 (2016).
Available at: https://larc.cardozo.yu.edu/cardozoersj/vol22/iss3/8