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	\|url=https://intactamerica.org/cultures-that-reject-circumcision/		\|url=https://intactamerica.org/cultures-that-reject-circumcision/
	\|title=Cultures That Reject Circumcision—And Why They’re Right		\|title=Cultures That Reject Circumcision—And Why They’re Right
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			\|url=https://intactamerica.org/cultures-that-reject-circumcision/
			\|title=Cultures That Reject Circumcision—And Why They’re Right
			\|last=Alissa
			\|first=Kristel
			\|init=
			\|author-link=Kristel Alissa
			\|publisher=Intact America
			\|date=2025-02-23
			\|accessdate=2025-05-08
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	Four boys in Finland were hospitalized after being [[circumcised]] by a visiting Muslim doctor. One of the boys had gangrene in his [[penis]], but it apparently was successfully treated in hospital. An African-born doctor visiting Kuopio last week performed the operation on seven Muslim boys. The youngest was just three months old, and the oldest were about ten.<ref>{{REFnews		Four boys in Finland were hospitalized after being [[circumcised]] by a visiting Muslim doctor. One of the boys had gangrene in his [[penis]], but it apparently was successfully treated in hospital. An African-born doctor visiting Kuopio last week performed the operation on seven Muslim boys. The youngest was just three months old, and the oldest were about ten.<ref>{{REFnews
	\|title=Botched circumcisions send four boys to hospital in Kuopio		\|title=Botched circumcisions send four boys to hospital in Kuopio
	\|url=~~http~~://www.cirp.org/news/~~helsinkinews08~~-21-~~01/~~		\|url=https://www.cirp.org/news/2001/2001-08-21_helsinkinews.php
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	The office of the Prosecutor General is considering filing charges in a case in which seven Muslim boys in the city of Kuopio had to be hospitalised last year following religiously-mandated circumcisions performed at their homes. In August last year an African-born doctor performed circumcisions according to Muslim teaching on the seven boys, who later required hospital treatment. When the case was made public, police investigated it as one of aggravated assault. One of the investigators now says that factors have come to light which mean that the actions cannot be considered aggravated. The case is being investigated as an ordinary assault. The boys' parents have been interrogated as possible suspects.<ref>{{REFnews		The office of the Prosecutor General is considering filing charges in a case in which seven Muslim boys in the city of Kuopio had to be hospitalised last year following religiously-mandated circumcisions performed at their homes. In August last year an African-born doctor performed circumcisions according to Muslim teaching on the seven boys, who later required hospital treatment. When the case was made public, police investigated it as one of aggravated assault. One of the investigators now says that factors have come to light which mean that the actions cannot be considered aggravated. The case is being investigated as an ordinary assault. The boys' parents have been interrogated as possible suspects.<ref>{{REFnews
	\|title=Prosecutor General to consider possible charges in botched circumcision case		\|title=Prosecutor General to consider possible charges in botched circumcision case
	\|url=~~http~~://www.cirp.org/news/~~helsinginsanomat01~~-29-~~02/~~		\|url=https://www.cirp.org/news/2002/2002-01-29_helsinginsanomat.php
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	The [https://stm.fi/en/ministry Ministry of Social Affairs and Health] and the Association of Finnish Local and Regional Authorities sent a letter to Finnish university hospitals in 2003 to urge them to perform non-medical circumcisions, however some doctors have refused to perform the operation, saying that it violates the [[physical integrity]] of the child.<ref>{{REFnews		The [https://stm.fi/en/ministry Ministry of Social Affairs and Health] and the Association of Finnish Local and Regional Authorities sent a letter to Finnish university hospitals in 2003 to urge them to perform non-medical circumcisions, however some doctors have refused to perform the operation, saying that it violates the [[physical integrity]] of the child.<ref>{{REFnews
	\|title=Finnish hospitals urged to perform circumcisions		\|title=Finnish hospitals urged to perform circumcisions
	\|url=~~http~~://www.cirp.org/news/~~helsinginsanomat03~~-24-~~03/~~		\|url=https://www.cirp.org/news/2003/2003-03-24_helsinginsanomat.php
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	The [https://www.lskl.fi/english/ Central Union for Child Welfare] in Finland issued a position statement on male [[circumcision]] in 2003. The statement said "circumcision of boys that violates the personal integrity of the boys is not acceptable unless it is done for medical reasons to treat an illness."<ref>{{REFdocument		The [https://www.lskl.fi/english/ Central Union for Child Welfare] in Finland issued a position statement on male [[circumcision]] in 2003. The statement said "circumcision of boys that violates the personal integrity of the boys is not acceptable unless it is done for medical reasons to treat an illness."<ref>{{REFdocument
	\|title=Position Statement on the Circumcision of Boys		\|title=Position Statement on the Circumcision of Boys
	\|url=~~http~~://www.cirp.org/library/statements/finland2003/		\|url=https://www.cirp.org/library/statements/finland2003/
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	A Muslim mother had been charged with assault after she had her four-year-old son [[circumcised]]. The trial court ruled that the [[circumcision]] of the boy was illegal.<ref>{{REFnews		A Muslim mother had been charged with assault after she had her four-year-old son [[circumcised]]. The trial court ruled that the [[circumcision]] of the boy was illegal.<ref>{{REFnews
	\|title=Court rules circumcision of four-year-old boy illegal		\|title=Court rules circumcision of four-year-old boy illegal
	\|url=~~http~~://www.cirp.org/news/~~helsinginsanomat2006~~-08-~~07/~~		\|url=https://www.cirp.org/news/2006/2006-08-07_helsinginsanomat.php
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	No one shall be sentenced to death, tortured or otherwise treated in a manner violating human dignity.		No one shall be sentenced to death, tortured or otherwise treated in a manner violating human dignity.

	The personal integrity of the individual shall not be violated, nor shall anyone be deprived of liberty arbitrarily or without a reason prescribed by an Act. A penalty involving deprivation of liberty may be imposed only by a court of law. The lawfulness of other cases of deprivation of liberty may be submitted for review by a court of law. The rights of individuals deprived of their liberty shall be guaranteed by an Act.<ref name="constitution2018" />		The personal integrity of the individual shall not be violated, nor shall anyone be deprived of liberty arbitrarily or without a reason prescribed by an Act. A penalty involving deprivation of liberty may be imposed only by a court of law. The lawfulness of other cases of deprivation of liberty may be submitted for review by a court of law. The rights of individuals deprived of their liberty shall be guaranteed by an Act.<ref name="constitution2018"/>
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	The resolution includes other topics such as the [[FGM\|female genital mutilation]], the [[MGM\|male circumcision]] for religious reasons, and the submission or coercion of a child to piercings, tattoos or cosmetic surgery.		The resolution includes other topics such as the [[FGM\|female genital mutilation]], the [[MGM\|male circumcision]] for religious reasons, and the submission or coercion of a child to piercings, tattoos or cosmetic surgery.

	The resolution calls on all member States to "''examine the prevalence of different categories of non-medically justified operations and interventions impacting on the physical integrity of children in their respective countries, as well as the specific practices related to them, and to carefully consider them in light of the best interests of the child in order to define specific lines of action for each of them; initiate focused awareness-raising measures for each of these categories of violation of the physical integrity of children, to be carried out in the specific contexts where information may best be conveyed to families, such as the medical sector (hospitals and individual practitioners), schools, religious communities or service providers; [~~...~~].''"		The resolution calls on all member States to "examine the prevalence of different categories of non-medically justified operations and interventions impacting on the physical integrity of children in their respective countries, as well as the specific practices related to them, and to carefully consider them in light of the best interests of the child in order to define specific lines of action for each of them; initiate focused awareness-raising measures for each of these categories of violation of the physical integrity of children, to be carried out in the specific contexts where information may best be conveyed to families, such as the medical sector (hospitals and individual practitioners), schools, religious communities or service providers; […]."

	This first resolution of its kind by a European institution is not legally binding, but an important signal for further debate and action. It shifts the approach of the point of view of the topic from the current medical domain towards a [[human rights]] approach and identifies the right to bodily integrity, autonomy and self-determination. It calls the for the end of non-therapeutic cosmetic medical and surgical interventions.		This first resolution of its kind by a European institution is not legally binding, but an important signal for further debate and action. It shifts the approach of the point of view of the topic from the current medical domain towards a [[human rights]] approach and identifies the right to bodily integrity, autonomy and self-determination. It calls the for the end of non-therapeutic cosmetic medical and surgical interventions.
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	The Ministry of Social Affairs planned to legalise male ~~circumcison~~ in 2008, but the plan was not adopted.<ref>{{REFnews		The Ministry of Social Affairs planned to legalise male circumcision in 2008, but the plan was not adopted.<ref>{{REFnews
	\|title=Finland Considers Legalising Male Circumcision		\|title=Finland Considers Legalising Male Circumcision
	\|url=http://www.circumstitions.com/news/news30.html#finland		\|url=http://www.circumstitions.com/news/news30.html#finland
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	However, in its report, the committee also addressed the non-medical [[circumcision]] of boys.		However, in its report, the committee also addressed the non-medical [[circumcision]] of boys.

	According to it, non-medical [[circumcision]] of boys basically satisfies the characteristics of assault.		According to it, non-medical [[circumcision]] of boys basically satisfies the characteristics of assault. - However, there is no legislation on the conditions under which non-medical circumcision of boys is allowed and no government proposal has been submitted to Parliament.

	- However, there is no legislation on the conditions under which non-medical circumcision of boys is allowed and no government proposal has been submitted to Parliament.

	In Finland, therefore, there is no specific legal justification for non-medical [[circumcision]] of boys, the committee states in its report.		In Finland, therefore, there is no specific legal justification for non-medical [[circumcision]] of boys, the committee states in its report.

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	Antero Laukkanen, MP, on the other hand, demanded that the paragraphs and sentences on non-medical [[circumcision]] of boys be deleted and that Parliament approve the committee's report as far as the ban on female and [[female genital mutilation]] is concerned.<ref name="teller2020" />		Antero Laukkanen, MP, on the other hand, demanded that the paragraphs and sentences on non-medical [[circumcision]] of boys be deleted and that Parliament approve the committee's report as far as the ban on female and [[female genital mutilation]] is concerned.<ref name="teller2020" />

			The percentage of males [[circumcised]] in Finland (prevalence) is reported to be 0.8%.<ref>{{REFweb
			\|url=https://circstatistics.github.io/
			\|title=Global Circumcision Statistics and Estimates
			\|last=
			\|first=
			\|init=
			\|publisher=https://circstatistics.github.io
			\|date=2024-04-01
			\|accessdate=2024-04-01
			}}</ref>

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	In a ruling issued in 1999 the Deputy Parliamentary Ombudsman Riitta-Leena Paunio said that Finnish public health institutions are not obliged to perform male circumcisions for non-medical reasons.		In a ruling issued in 1999 the Deputy Parliamentary Ombudsman Riitta-Leena Paunio said that Finnish public health institutions are not obliged to perform male circumcisions for non-medical reasons.

	Four boys in Finland were hospitalized after being [[circumcised]] by a visiting Muslim doctor. One of the boys had gangrene in his [[penis]], but it apparently was successfully treated in hospital. An African-born doctor visiting Kuopio last week performed the operation on seven Muslim boys. The youngest was just three months old, and the oldest were about ten.<ref>{{REFnews		Four boys in Finland were hospitalized after being [[circumcised]] by a visiting Muslim doctor. One of the boys had [[gangrene]] in his [[penis]], but it apparently was successfully treated in hospital. An African-born doctor visiting Kuopio last week performed the operation on seven Muslim boys. The youngest was just three months old, and the oldest were about ten.<ref>{{REFnews
	\|title=Botched circumcisions send four boys to hospital in Kuopio		\|title=Botched circumcisions send four boys to hospital in Kuopio
	\|url=https://www.cirp.org/news/2001/2001-08-21_helsinkinews.php		\|url=https://www.cirp.org/news/2001/2001-08-21_helsinkinews.php
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	The office of the Prosecutor General is considering filing charges in a case in which seven Muslim boys in the city of Kuopio had to be hospitalised last year following religiously-mandated circumcisions performed at their homes. In August last year an African-born doctor performed circumcisions according to Muslim teaching on the seven boys, who later required hospital treatment. When the case was made public, police investigated it as one of aggravated assault. One of the investigators now says that factors have come to light which mean that the actions cannot be considered aggravated. The case is being investigated as an ordinary assault. The boys' parents have been interrogated as possible suspects.<ref>{{REFnews		The office of the Prosecutor General is considering filing charges in a case in which seven Muslim boys in the city of Kuopio had to be hospitalised last year following religiously-mandated circumcisions performed at their homes. In August last year, an African-born doctor performed circumcisions according to Muslim teaching on the seven boys, who later required hospital treatment. When the case was made public, police investigated it as one of aggravated assault. One of the investigators now says that factors have come to light which mean that the actions cannot be considered aggravated. The case is being investigated as an ordinary assault. The boys' parents have been interrogated as possible suspects.<ref>{{REFnews
	\|title=Prosecutor General to consider possible charges in botched circumcision case		\|title=Prosecutor General to consider possible charges in botched circumcision case
	\|url=https://www.cirp.org/news/2002/2002-01-29_helsinginsanomat.php		\|url=https://www.cirp.org/news/2002/2002-01-29_helsinginsanomat.php
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	The [https://stm.fi/en/ministry Ministry of Social Affairs and Health] and the Association of Finnish Local and Regional Authorities sent a letter to Finnish university hospitals in 2003 to urge them to perform non-medical circumcisions, however some doctors have refused to perform the operation, saying that it violates the [[physical integrity]] of the child.<ref>{{REFnews		The [https://stm.fi/en/ministry Ministry of Social Affairs and Health] and the Association of Finnish Local and Regional Authorities sent a letter to Finnish university hospitals in 2003 to urge them to perform non-medical circumcisions, however some doctors have refused to perform the operation, saying that it violates the [[physical integrity]] of the child.<ref>{{REFnews
	\|title=Finnish hospitals urged to perform circumcisions		\|title=Finnish hospitals urged to perform circumcisions
	\|url=https://www.cirp.org/news/2003/2003-03-24_helsinginsanomat.php		\|url=https://www.cirp.org/news/2003/2003-03-24_helsinginsanomat.php