1999 Minnesota Statutes

     609.2245 Female genital mutilation; penalties. 

    Subdivision 1.    Crime.  Except as otherwise permitted 
 in subdivision 2, whoever knowingly circumcises, excises, or 
 infibulates, in whole or in part, the labia majora, labia 
 minora, or clitoris of another is guilty of a felony.  Consent 
 to the procedure by a minor on whom it is performed or by the 
 minor's parent is not a defense to a violation of this 
 subdivision. 

    Subd. 2.    Permitted activities.  A surgical procedure 
 is not a violation of subdivision 1 if the procedure: 

    (1) is necessary to the health of the person on whom it is 
 performed and is performed by:  (i) a physician licensed under 
 chapter 147; (ii) a physician in training under the supervision 
 of a licensed physician; or (iii) a certified nurse midwife 
 practicing within the nurse midwife's legal scope of practice; 
 or 

    (2) is performed on a person who is in labor or who has 
 just given birth and is performed for medical purposes connected 
 with that labor or birth:  (i) by a physician licensed under 
 chapter 147; (ii) a physician in training under the supervision 
 of a licensed physician; or (iii) a certified nurse midwife 
 practicing within the nurse midwife's legal scope of practice. 

    HIST: 1994 c 636 art 2 s 22; 1997 c 239 art 3 s 11