STATE LAWS CRIMINALIZING FEMALE
SHEA LITA BOND*
CIRCUMCISION: A VIOLATION OF THE
EQUAL PROTECTION CLAUSE OF
THE FOURTEENTH AMENDMENT?
INTRODUCTION......................................................353
I. CIRCUMCISION IN THE UNITED STATES...........................355
II. FGM LAWS VIOLATE EQUAL PROTECTION UNDER THE LAW..........365
III. PROPOSED GENDER NEUTRAL STATUTE...........................378
CONCLUSION........................................................380
*J.D. Candidate, June 1999.
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