Can Colorado protect girls from genital cutting but not boys? A lawsuit says no.
Submitted by Matt on Sun, 2026-07-05 18:04
Article here. Excerpt:
'Two Colorado men are challenging a state law that they say illegally protects girls, but not boys, from medically unnecessary genital cutting. In a lawsuit filed last week in Denver District Court, they argue the distinction violates Colorado's Equal Rights Amendment.
“Every person, including every child, has a right to bodily integrity and autonomy, regardless of biological sex. These rights are violated when the law conditions the protection of bodily integrity and personal autonomy on an individual’s sex. The law of Colorado does just that,” the lawsuit reads.
The lawsuit centers on a section of Colorado's child abuse law that makes certain forms of medically unnecessary female genital cutting a crime.'
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