Wisconsin Statutes
Wis. Stat. § 146.35 (2026)
Female genital mutilation prohibited
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146.35(2)(2) Except as provided in sub. (3), no person may circumcise, excise or infibulate the labia majora, labia minora or clitoris of a female minor.
146.35(3)(3) Subsection (2) does not apply if the circumcision, excision or infibulation is performed by a physician, as defined in s. 448.01 (5), and is necessary for the health of the female minor or is necessary to correct an anatomical abnormality.
146.35(4)(4) None of the following may be asserted as a defense to prosecution for a violation of sub. (2):
146.35(4)(a)(a) Consent by the female minor or by a parent of the female minor to the circumcision, excision or infibulation.
146.35(4)(b)(b) The circumcision, excision or infibulation is required as a matter of custom or ritual.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 7
cases, 1990–2007 · leading case: Linville v. City of Janesville, 516 N.W.2d 427 (Wis. 1994).
Linville v. City of Janesville, 516 N.W.2d 427 (Wis. 1994). “The Linvilles cite to nothing in the legislative history of sec. 146.35(11), Stats., which would suggest an intent by the legislature to waive the statutory cap on damages for actions against paramedics.”
Am. Med. Transp. of Wisconsin, Inc. v. Curtis-Universal, Inc., 452 N.W.2d 575 (Wis. 1990). “Any county, municipality, hospital or combination thereof may, after submission of a plan approved by the department, conduct a program utilizing emergency medical technicians — advanced (paramedics) for the delivery of emergency medical care to the sick and injured at the scene…”
Irene Arrey Agbor & Terry Ayuk Etta Agbor Ebai v. Alberto R. Gonzales, 487 F.3d 499 (7th Cir. 2007). “5/12-34 (2007); Wis. Stat. § 146.35 (2007). 3 . The Female Genital Cutting Education and Networking Project explains that infibulation consists of the removal of the clitoris, the adjacent labia (majora and minora), and the joining of the scraped sides of the vulva across the…”
State v. Baxter, 141 P.3d 92 (Wash. Ct. App. 2006). “§ 39-13-110 (2005); Wis. Stat. Ann. § 146.35 (2006). Commentators have analogized this procedure to male circumcision.”
State v. Baxter, 134 Wash. App. 587 (Wash. Ct. App. 2006). “§ 39-13-110 ; Wis. Stat. Ann. § 146.35 . Commentators have analogized this procedure to male circumcision.”
Opinion No. Oag 21-90, (1990), 79 Op. Att'y Gen. 120 (Wis. Att'y Gen. 1990). “Turning finally to the statutes regulating emergency medical and rescue squad personnel, I find nothing in the provisions relating to emergency medical technicians (section 146.35) or ambulance service providers and ambulance attendants (section 146.”
Agbor, Irene A. v. Gonzales, Alberto R. (7th Cir. 2007). “5/12-34 (2007); Wis. Stat. § 146.35 (2007). 4 No. 06-2015 drew a crowd, and Agbor and Ebai used the commotion to escape, taking all their spare cash with them.”
— Wis. Stat. § 146.35(11) — 1 case
Linville v. City of Janesville, 516 N.W.2d 427 (Wis. 1994). “The Linvilles cite to nothing in the legislative history of sec. 146.35(11), Stats., which would suggest an intent by the legislature to waive the statutory cap on damages for actions against paramedics.”
— Wis. Stat. § 146.35(3) — 1 case
Am. Med. Transp. of Wisconsin, Inc. v. Curtis-Universal, Inc., 452 N.W.2d 575 (Wis. 1990). “Any county, municipality, hospital or combination thereof may, after submission of a plan approved by the department, conduct a program utilizing emergency medical technicians — advanced (paramedics) for the delivery of emergency medical care to the sick and injured at the scene…”
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