Is FGM banned in Iran?
Specifically banned
FGM is banned by a dedicated law or an explicit criminal provision.
Iran is one of 54 countries classified “Specifically banned” for female genital mutilation — 57% of the 95 with data. (Also searched as FGM.)
Source
- Last checked
- 17 September 2026
- How it was classified
- Read directly from the source’s own table, without interpretation.
Nearby countries
- Kuwait
- No specific ban There is no specific legal ban on FGM.
- Iraq
- Specifically banned FGM is banned by a dedicated law or an explicit criminal provision.
- Bahrain
- No specific ban There is no specific legal ban on FGM.
- Qatar
- No specific ban There is no specific legal ban on FGM.
- United Arab Emirates
- No specific ban There is no specific legal ban on FGM.
- Georgia
- Specifically banned FGM is banned by a dedicated law or an explicit criminal provision.
Other laws in Iran
- Abortion
- Legal (limited)
- Suicide Laws
- Not a crime
- Surrogacy
- Commercial legal
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