Changes

==Legislation==

==Legislation==

In the United States, Congress outlawed the practice in 1996 and further tightened the law in 2013.  Both performing the operation in the US and transporting a child to a foreign country to get the operation are felonies subject to 5 years imprisonment.<ref>[https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/18/116 18 U.S.C. §118]</ref>  However, no federal cases were brought against doctors until 2017.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.justice.gov/usao-edmi/pr/three-indicted-female-genital-mutilation|title=Three Indicted for Female Genital Mutilation|date= April 26, 2017|accessdate=June 14, 2017}}</ref>  However, many states have failed to also adopt laws to cover situations where the child does not cross a state line to get the operation.

In the United States, Congress outlawed the practice in 1996 and further tightened the law in 2013.  Both performing the operation in the US and transporting a child to a foreign country to get the operation are felonies subject to 5 years imprisonment.<ref>[https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/18/116 18 U.S.C. §116]</ref>  However, no federal cases were brought against doctors until 2017.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.justice.gov/usao-edmi/pr/three-indicted-female-genital-mutilation|title=Three Indicted for Female Genital Mutilation|date= April 26, 2017|accessdate=June 14, 2017}}</ref>  However, many states have failed to also adopt laws to cover situations where the child does not cross a state line to get the operation.

Indonesia was one of the first countries to ban FGM in 2006, prohibited health officials to perform FGM as a “useless” practice that “could potentially harm women’s health”. In November 2010, the government gave in to Islamic pressure and legalize FGM but with regulations allowing health care professionals to scratch the girl's area with a sterile needle.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.stopfgmmideast.org/countries/indonesia/|title=Indonesia|accessdate=June 14, 2015}}</ref>

Indonesia was one of the first countries to ban FGM in 2006, prohibited health officials to perform FGM as a “useless” practice that “could potentially harm women’s health”. In November 2010, the government gave in to Islamic pressure and legalize FGM but with regulations allowing health care professionals to scratch the girl's area with a sterile needle.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.stopfgmmideast.org/countries/indonesia/|title=Indonesia|accessdate=June 14, 2015}}</ref>