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HEALTH & SAFETY CODE

CHAPTER 167. FEMALE GENITAL MUTILATION


	§ 167.001. FEMALE GENITAL MUTILATION PROHIBITED.  (a) A 
person commits an offense if the person knowingly circumcises, 
excises, or infibulates any part of the labia majora or labia minora 
or clitoris of another person who is younger than 18 years of age.
	(b)  An offense under this section is a state jail felony.                     
	(c)  It is a defense to prosecution under Subsection (a) 
that:               
		(1)  the person performing the act is a physician or 
other licensed health care professional and the act is within the 
scope of the person's license;  and
		(2)  the act is performed for medical purposes.                               

Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 642, § 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1999.  
Renumbered from § 166.001 by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1420, § 
21.001(75), eff. Sept. 1, 2001.