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In 2013, children's ombudsmen from [[Sweden]], [[Norway]], [[Finland]], Denmark, and Iceland, along with the Chair of the Danish Children's Council and the children's spokesperson for Greenland, passed a resolution that emphasized the decision to be circumcised should belong to the individual, who should be able to give informed consent.<ref name="resolution2">{{REFweb
In 2013, children's ombudsmen from [[Sweden]], [[Norway]], [[Finland]], Denmark, and Iceland, along with the Chair of the Danish Children's Council and the children's spokesperson for Greenland, passed a resolution that emphasized the decision to be circumcised should belong to the individual, who should be able to give [[informed consent]].<ref name="resolution2">{{REFweb
  |last=Nordic Association of Children's Ombudsmen
  |last=Nordic Association of Children's Ombudsmen
  |title=Let the boys decide for themselves
  |title=Let the boys decide for themselves
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3. States Parties shall take all effective and appropriate measures with a view to abolishing traditional practices prejudicial to the health of children.<ref name="crc1989"/>  
3. States Parties shall take all effective and appropriate measures with a view to abolishing traditional practices prejudicial to the health of children.<ref name="crc1989"/>  
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Male circumcision always results in the permanent and irreversible loss of the [[foreskin]], a structure with protective, immunological, sexual, and sensory functions. The  loss of the protective and immunological functions are harmful to physical health. The loss of the sensory and sexual functions are harmful to [[https://en.intactiwiki.org/index.php/Sexual_effects_of_circumcision| sexual]] and [[Psychological issues of male circumcision| mental]] health. We have long known that non-therapeutic circumcision of children sometimes results in [[death]]. [[Douglas Gairdner]] (1949) reported circumcision caused  nineteen deaths in England and Wales in 1946.<ref name="fate1949">{{GairdnerDM 1949}}</ref> Bollinger (2010) estimated 117 deaths per year in the United States.<ref name="bollinger2010">{{REFjournal
Male circumcision always results in the permanent and irreversible loss of the [[foreskin]], a structure with protective, immunological, sexual, and sensory functions. The  loss of the protective and immunological functions are harmful to physical health. The loss of the sensory and sexual functions are harmful to [[Sexual effects of circumcision|sexual]] and [[Psychological issues of male circumcision| mental]] health. We have long known that non-therapeutic circumcision of children sometimes results in [[death]]. [[Douglas Gairdner]] (1949) reported circumcision caused  nineteen deaths in England and Wales in 1946.<ref name="fate1949">{{GairdnerDM 1949}}</ref> Bollinger (2010) estimated 117 deaths per year in the United States.<ref name="bollinger2010">{{REFjournal
  |last=Bollinger
  |last=Bollinger
  |first=Dan
  |first=Dan
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[[Morten Frisch]] et al. (2011) produced an important study elucidating the relationship between [[circumcision]] and sexual function difficulties.<ref name="frisch2011">{{FrischM LindholmM GroenbaekM 2011}}</ref>
[[Morten Frisch]] et al. (2011) produced an important study elucidating the relationship between [[circumcision]] and sexual function difficulties.<ref name="frisch2011">{{FrischM LindholmM GroenbaekM 2011}}</ref>


Morten & Simonsen (2015) of the [https://en.ssi.dk/ Danish National Serum Institute] associate neonatal non-therapeutic circumcision with [https://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/autism/facts.html#ref autism spectrum disorder].<ref>{{REFjournal
[[Morten Frisch|Frisch]] & Simonsen (2015) of the [https://en.ssi.dk/ Danish National Serum Institute] associated neonatal non-therapeutic circumcision with [https://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/autism/facts.html#ref autism spectrum disorder].<ref>{{FrischM SimonsenJ 2015}}</ref>
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|first2=Jacob
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|etal=no
|title=Ritual circumcision and risk of autism spectrum disorder in 0- to 9-year-old boys: national cohort study in Denmark
|journal=J R Soc Med
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|date=2015-07
|volume=108
|issue=7
|pages=266-79
|url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4530408/
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|pubmedID=25573114
|pubmedCID=4530408
|DOI=10.1177/0141076814565942
|accessdate=2020-10-05
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[[Morten Frisch]] and Jacob Simonsen (2021) carried out a large scale population study regarding the alleged value of male circumcision in preventing [[HIV]] and other sexually transmitted infection in men. They found that circumcised men have a higher rate of STI and [[HIV]] infection overall than intact men.<ref name="frisch2021">{{FrischM SimonsenJ 2021}}</ref>
[[Morten Frisch|Frisch]] & Simonsen (2021) carried out a large scale population study regarding the alleged value of male circumcision in preventing [[HIV]] and other sexually transmitted infection in men. They found that circumcised men have a higher rate of STI and [[HIV]] infection overall than intact men.<ref name="frisch2021">{{FrischM SimonsenJ 2021}}</ref>


==Intactivist organizations==
==Intactivist organizations==
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The Danish Association of General Medicine (2014) declared:
The Danish Association of General Medicine (2014) declared:
<blockquote>The Health Agency has sent 'Guidance on Circumcision of Boys' in consultation. The DSAM's [Board] of Directors has discussed the draft consultation and agree that circumcision may only be performed when there is a medical indication for it. If circumcision is performed without a medical indication, it is a case of mutilation.<ref>{{REFweb
<blockquote>The Health Agency has sent 'Guidance on Circumcision of Boys' in consultation. The DSAM's [Board] of Directors has discussed the draft consultation and agree that circumcision may only be performed when there is a [[medical indication]] for it. If circumcision is performed without a [[medical indication]], it is a case of mutilation.<ref>{{REFweb
  |url=https://www.arclaw.org/news/danish-doctors-call-circumcision-mutilation
  |url=https://www.arclaw.org/news/danish-doctors-call-circumcision-mutilation
  |title=Doctors are now speaking out: circumcision is a violation and should be banned
  |title=Doctors are now speaking out: circumcision is a violation and should be banned
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The [https://www.sum.dk/English.aspx Danish Health Ministry] (2016) announced that, beginning in 2017, all circumcisions, regardless of where they take place, will need to be reported to Denmark’s national patient registry (''Landspatientregistret'').<ref name="danishdoctors2016" />
The [https://www.sum.dk/English.aspx Danish Health Ministry] (2016) announced that, beginning in 2017, all circumcisions, regardless of where they take place, will need to be reported to Denmark’s national patient registry (''Landspatientregistret'').<ref name="danishdoctors2016" />
The percentage of males [[circumcised]] in Denmark (prevalence) is reported to be 5.3%.<ref>{{REFweb
|url=https://circstatistics.github.io/
|title=Global Circumcision Statistics and Estimates
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|first=
|init=
|publisher=https://circstatistics.github.io
|date=2024-04-01
|accessdate=2024-04-01
}}</ref>


=== Citizens proposal ===
=== Citizens proposal ===
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==Videos==
==Videos==
<center>
===Denmark to Vote on Circumcision Ban===
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<youtube>LopXuAUIReU</youtube>
<youtube>LopXuAUIReU</youtube>
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==='Circumcised against his will' (English subtitles)===
</center>
<youtube>v=oK8vwTF5PNE</youtube>  


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* {{REFweb
|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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