(A) It is not a defense to prosecution for a violation of this article that a female genital mutilation procedure is:
(1) required as a matter of belief, custom, or ritual;
(2) consented to by the minor or female who is unable to consent on whom the procedure is performed; or
(3) consented to by the parent or legal guardian of the minor or female who is unable to consent on whom the procedure is performed.
(B) A procedure involving female genital mutilation is not a violation of this article if it is:
(1) necessary to the physical health of the minor or female who is unable to consent on whom it is performed; or
(2) performed on a minor or female who is unable to consent who is in labor or who has just given birth for medical purposes connected with that labor or birth.
(C) A physician, physician-in-training, nurse, certified nurse-midwife, or any other medical professional who performs, participates in, or facilitates a female genital mutilation procedure which does not fall under one of the exceptions listed in subsection (B), in addition to the criminal penalties provided in this article, shall have his professional license or certification permanently revoked.
HISTORY: 2019 Act No. 71 (H.3973), Section 1, eff May 16, 2019.
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