{"id":56472,"date":"2025-07-24T15:39:40","date_gmt":"2025-07-24T14:39:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/equalitynow.org\/?post_type=resource&#038;p=56472"},"modified":"2025-10-31T13:23:07","modified_gmt":"2025-10-31T13:23:07","slug":"opposing-the-conflation-of-female-genital-mutilation-and-gender-affirming-care-in-the-us","status":"publish","type":"resource","link":"https:\/\/equalitynow.org\/ru\/resource\/briefs\/opposing-the-conflation-of-female-genital-mutilation-and-gender-affirming-care-in-the-us\/","title":{"rendered":"Opposing the conflation of female genital mutilation and gender-affirming care in the US"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"meta-split-banner-block\" style=\"background-color:#001745\">\n\n    \n        <div class=\"columns is-gapless\">\n            <div class=\"column is-6-tablet\">\n                <div class=\"outer\">\n                    <div class=\"inner left\">\n                        <div class=\"split-post-content\">\n\n                            <div class=\"columns is-multiline is-mobile\">\n                                <div class=\"column is-12\">\n                                    <p class=\"date\">24th \u0418\u044e\u043b\u044c 2025<\/p>\n                                <\/div>\n                                <div class=\"column is-12\">\n                                    <h1 class=\"title\">Opposing the conflation of female genital mutilation and gender-affirming care in the US<\/h1>\n                                <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n\n                            \n                            \n                            \n                                <div class=\"columns\">\n                                    <div class=\"column\">\n                                        <div class=\"categories\">\n\n                                            \n                                            \n                                                \n                                          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          <\/li>\n\n                                    \n                                <\/ul>\n\n                            \n                        <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n\n    \n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n        <a name=\"summary\"><\/a>\n\n\n<div class=\"full-width-content-block\">\n\n    \n        <div class=\"container\" data-aos=\"fade-up\">\n            <div class=\"columns\">\n                <div class=\"column\">\n\n                    <p>This policy brief examines the growing trend of conflating gender-affirming care with female genital mutilation <a href=\"https:\/\/equalitynow.org\/what-we-do\/womens-rights-around-the-world\/womens-rights-in-north-america\/us-laws-against-fgm-state-by-state-map\/\">(FGM) in the United States<\/a> and the <a href=\"https:\/\/equalitynow.org\/news\/news-and-insights\/joint-statement-condemning-the-harmful-conflation-of-female-genital-mutilation-cutting-fgm-c-with-gender-affirming-care\/\">legal, medical, and human rights risks<\/a> it poses. It clarifies the critical distinctions between the two, analysing how such conflation misrepresents both practices, undermines <a href=\"https:\/\/equalitynow.org\/what-we-do\/womens-rights-around-the-world\/womens-rights-in-north-america\/fgm_in_the_us_learn_more\/\">protections against FGM<\/a>, and threatens access to healthcare for transgender individuals. The brief provides legal analysis on statutory interpretation, constitutional concerns, and international obligations to support accurate, rights-based policymaking.<\/p>\n\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n\n    \n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"two-column-content-block\">\n\n    \n        <div class=\"container\">\n            <div class=\"columns is-multiline\">\n                <div class=\"column is-12-tablet is-6-desktop is-5-fullhd\" data-aos=\"fade-right\">\n\n                                                                    <a name=\"what\u2019s-inside-the-brief?\"><\/a>\n                    \n                                            <div class=\"title-block\">\n                            <div class=\"outer\">\n                                <div class=\"inner left\">\n                                    <h2>\n                                        What\u2019s inside the brief?                                    <\/h2>\n                                <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n                    \n                    <ul>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">Legal arguments to promote continued advocacy around the differences between gender-affirming care and female genital mutilation, how the two should be treated differently, and why they should not be conflated.<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">Detailed overview of the harms that conflating these two issues can cause to survivors of FGM and the anti-FGM movement.<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">Case law and other rights-based arguments to support advocacy at the state and federal levels in the United States.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n                <\/div>\n                <div class=\"column is-12-tablet is-6-desktop is-5-fullhd is-offset-2-fullhd\" data-aos=\"fade-left\">\n\n                                                                    <a name=\"who's-it-for?\"><\/a>\n                    \n                    \n                        <div class=\"title-block \">\n                            <div class=\"outer\">\n                                <div class=\"inner left\">\n                                    <h2>\n                                        Who&#8217;s it for?                                    <\/h2>\n                                <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n\n                    \n                    <ul>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">Activists and CSOs in the US: use these arguments to advance their advocacy<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">Policymakers, including members of Congress<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">Federal and state representatives<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">Trans-rights groups<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">Public health groups<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n\n    \n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n        <a name=\"key-recommendations\"><\/a>\n\n\n<div class=\"takeaways-recommendations-block\">\n    <div class=\"header-bar\">\n        <div class=\"container\">\n            <div class=\"columns\">\n                <div class=\"column\">\n                    <h2 data-aos=\"fade-right\">Key recommendations<\/h2>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"content\">\n        <div class=\"container\">\n            <div class=\"columns is-flex-direction-row-reverse\">\n                <div class=\"column is-7-tablet is-8-desktop is-9-widescreen\" data-aos=\"fade-left\">\n\n                    \n                        <ul>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><b>Reject conflation-based legislation<\/b>: Oppose bills that seek to rewrite existing anti-FGM legislation to criminalise gender-affirming care.<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><b>Uphold international law:<\/b> Align domestic laws and policies with international human rights commitments, including protecting the right to the highest attainable standard of health, bodily autonomy, equality, and non-discrimination.<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><b>Invoke constitutional protections:<\/b> Raise the roles of due process, fair notice, and the rule of lenity in challenging attempts to criminalise gender-affirming care under anti-FGM legislation.<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><b>Educate and mobilise:<\/b> Utilise accessible, rights-based language to inform the public and policymakers about FGM, gender-affirming care, and the dangers of conflating the two issues. 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class=\"read-time\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>6 pages<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Female genital mutilation\/cutting in Canada<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t                                                    <p>This factsheet provides helpful information for media professionals and others who are interested in communicating about female genital mutilation\/cutting (FGM\/C) in Canada.<\/p>\n\n\t                                                \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/equalitynow.org\/ru\/resource\/toolkits-for-journalists\/female-genital-mutilation-cutting-in-canada\/\">Read more +<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"tags\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"language\">EN<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"language\">FR<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t                                                \n\t\t\t                                                    \n\t\t\t                                                        <a href=\"https:\/\/equalitynow.org\/resource-type\/toolkits-for-journalists\/\">Toolkits for Journalists<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t                                                    \n\t\t\t                                                \n\t\t\t                                            \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/equalitynow.org\/issue\/end-harmful-practices\/\">End harmful practices<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/equalitynow.org\/region\/north_america\/\">North America<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"column is-12-tablet is-4-desktop is-5-widescreen \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"image\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"image-overlay\" style=\"background-image:url('https:\/\/equalitynow.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/ERA-Background-FGM-640x320.jpg')\" data-small=\"https:\/\/equalitynow.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/ERA-Background-FGM-640x320.jpg\" data-medium=\"https:\/\/equalitynow.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/ERA-Background-FGM-1024x512.jpg\" data-large=\"https:\/\/equalitynow.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/ERA-Background-FGM-1920x960.jpg\"><\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"columns is-gapless is-multiline is-flex-direction-row-reverse\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"column is-12-tablet is-8-desktop is-7-widescreen\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"outer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"inner left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"columns\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"column is-12-tablet is-10-desktop is-offset-1-desktop\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slide-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"post-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"post-date\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>26.08.2022<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"read-time\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>1 page<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>I need the ERA because&#8230; I have the right to bodily integrity &#8212; Female genital mutilation<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t                                                    <p>Despite the prevalence of the practice in the USA and the persisting risk to many women and girls, 20% of American states do not have laws criminalizing FGM.<\/p>\n\n\t                                                \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/equalitynow.org\/ru\/resource\/factsheets\/we-need-the-era-because-fgm-factsheet\/\">Read more +<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"tags\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"language\">EN<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t                                                \n\t\t\t                                                    \n\t\t\t                                                        <a href=\"https:\/\/equalitynow.org\/resource-type\/factsheets\/\">Factsheets<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t                                                    \n\t\t\t                                                \n\t\t\t                                            \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/equalitynow.org\/issue\/achieve-legal-equality\/\">Achieve legal equality<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/equalitynow.org\/region\/north_america\/\">North America<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"column is-12-tablet is-4-desktop 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