Citizens’ initiative to ban FGM set for parliamentary consideration A citizens' initiative demanding a law to ban female genital mutilation in Finland has gained 50,000 signatures, meaning Parliament must now consider the motion.

August 18, 2018   

(Yle) A citizens’ initiative demanding that lawmakers draw up a specific law to outlaw FGM in Finland has attracted over 50,000 signatures. This means it has met the threshold enacted in a 2012 Finnish law, and the Finnish Parliament must now put the item on its agenda and discuss it as if it were any other legislative proposal.

Supporters of the initiative say that a specific law would make Finland’s stance on the issue clear and allow Finland to crack down more firmly on FGM outside of its borders.

Several kinds of legislation in Finland treat female genital mutilation (FGM) as a crime.

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