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'''Political attitudes toward MGM''' vary from nation to nation.
'''Political attitudes toward MGM''' vary from nation to nation.


While [[FGM]] is outlawed in almost every country, most countries still ignore, tolerate or accept [[MGM]] on minors. This is a classical [[bias]] situation. Furthermore, every country worldwide punishes bodily harm. [[MGM]] on minors without any medical indication is bodily harm by definition.
While [[FGM]] is outlawed in almost every country, most countries still ignore, tolerate or accept [[MGM]] on minors. This is a classical [[bias]] situation. Furthermore, every country worldwide punishes [[bodily harm]]. [[MGM]] on minors without any [[medical indication]] is bodily harm by definition.


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This page tries to collect political attitutes and points of view on this topic. To begin with, we're collecting statements of political parties here.
This page tries to collect political attitutes and points of view on this topic. To begin with, we're collecting statements of political parties here.


== Denmark ==
== [[Denmark]] ==
=== DF ===
=== DF ===
* 2020: The [[Dansk Folkeparti]] (Danish People's Party) voted with great majority for a a ban on non-therapeutic circumcision of boys.
* 2020: The [[Dansk Folkeparti]] (Danish People's Party) voted with great majority for a a ban on non-therapeutic circumcision of boys.
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== Germany ==
== Germany ==
=== Alliance 90/The Greens ===
=== Alliance 90/The Greens ===
* 2014: The "[[Bundesarbeitsgemeinschaft Säkulare Grüne]]" (Nationwide Working Community of Secular Greens) votes against male circumcision on minors without medical indication, in their "Statement on medically indicated genital circumcision of boys".
* 2014: The "[[Bundesarbeitsgemeinschaft Säkulare Grüne]]" (Nationwide Working Community of Secular Greens) votes against male [[circumcision]] on minors without [[medical indication]], in their "Statement on medically indicated genital circumcision of boys".


== Norway ==
== [[Norway]] ==
=== FrP ===
=== FrP ===
* 2017: Voted to ban the ritual circumcision of boys under the age of 16.<ref name="Independent2017">{{REFweb
* 2017: Voted to ban the ritual [[circumcision]] of boys under the age of 16.<ref name="Independent2017">{{REFweb
  |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/norwegian-ruling-progress-party-ban-circumcision-men-under-16-years-old-vote-annual-conference-a7723746.html
  |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/norwegian-ruling-progress-party-ban-circumcision-men-under-16-years-old-vote-annual-conference-a7723746.html
  |title=Norwegian ruling party votes to ban circumcision for men under 16 years old
  |title=Norwegian ruling party votes to ban [[circumcision]] for men under 16 years old
  |last=Revesz
  |last=Revesz
  |first=Rachael
  |first=Rachael
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* 2017: Voted to ban hijabs in public schools.<ref name="Independent2017"/>
* 2017: Voted to ban hijabs in public schools.<ref name="Independent2017"/>


== Sweden ==
== [[Sweden]] ==
=== [[Centerpartiet]] ===
=== [[Centerpartiet]] ===
* 2019: The Center Meeting of the Centre Party has decided that the Centre Party should work to forbid the non-therapeutic [[circumcision]] of boys in Sweden.<ref name="Aftonbladed">{{REFweb
* 2019: The Center Meeting of the Centre Party has decided that the Centre Party should work to forbid the non-therapeutic [[circumcision]] of boys in [[Sweden]].<ref name="Aftonbladed">{{REFweb
  |url=https://www.aftonbladet.se/nyheter/a/Wbdn8j/centern-vill-forbjuda-omskarelse-pa-pojkar
  |url=https://www.aftonbladet.se/nyheter/a/Wbdn8j/centern-vill-forbjuda-omskarelse-pa-pojkar
  |title=Centern vill förbjuda omskärelse på pojkar
  |title=Centern vill förbjuda omskärelse på pojkar
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  |accessdate=2020-04-02
  |accessdate=2020-04-02
}}</ref>
}}</ref>
 
{{SEEALSO}}
* [[Denmark]]
* [[Norway]]
* [[Sweden]]
{{LINKS}}
{{LINKS}}
* {{URLwikipedia|Circumcision_and_law|Circumcision and law|2020-04-02}}
* {{URLwikipedia|Circumcision_and_law|Circumcision and law|2020-04-02}}