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'''Norway''' is a constitutional monarchy. The parliament is called the ''Storting''. It has 169 seats. | '''Norway''' is a constitutional monarchy. The parliament is called the ''Storting''. It has 169 seats. | ||
==Nordic view of non-therapeutic circumcision of boys | == Nordic view of non-therapeutic circumcision of boys == | ||
Norway is a Nordic nation in Northern Europe. Like other Nordic nations, the people abhor child circumcision. | Norway is a Nordic nation in Northern Europe. Like other Nordic nations, the people abhor child circumcision. | ||
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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}}</ref> | }}</ref> | ||
The Nordic Association of Clinical Sexologists (2013) supports the position of the Nordic Association of Ombudsmen who reason that circumcision violates the individual's [[human rights]] by denying the male child his ability to make the decision for himself.<ref name="nordicsexologits2013">{{REFdocument | The Nordic Association of Clinical Sexologists (2013) supports the position of the Nordic Association of Ombudsmen who reason that [[circumcision]] violates the individual's [[human rights]] by denying the male child his ability to make the decision for himself.<ref name="nordicsexologits2013">{{REFdocument | ||
|title=Statement on Non-Therapeutic Circumcision of Boys | |title=Statement on Non-Therapeutic Circumcision of Boys | ||
|url=http://nacs.eu/data/press_release001.pdf | |url=http://nacs.eu/data/press_release001.pdf | ||
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==Circumcision death in Norway== | ==Circumcision death in Norway== | ||
A two-week-old boy died of complications of circumcision after he was circumcised in a doctor's office on the east side of Oslo. County medical officer, Peter Schou, confirms that the baby died of complications following circumcision. "We have created a formal supervision against two unnamed doctors," said Schou.<ref>{{REFweb | A two-week-old boy died of [[Risks and complications| complications]] of [[circumcision]] after he was [[circumcised]] in a doctor's office on the east side of Oslo. County medical officer, Peter Schou, confirms that the baby died of complications following circumcision. "We have created a formal supervision against two unnamed doctors," said Schou.<ref>{{REFweb | ||
|url=http://www.savingsons.org/2012/05/2-week-old-baby-dies-from-circumcision.html | |url=http://www.savingsons.org/2012/05/2-week-old-baby-dies-from-circumcision.html | ||
|title=2 Week Old Baby Dies From Circumcision in Norway | |title=2 Week Old Baby Dies From Circumcision in Norway | ||
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|accessdate=2021-02-16 | |accessdate=2021-02-16 | ||
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The percentage of [[circumcised]] males in Norway (prevalence) is reported to be 3%.<ref>{{REFweb | |||
|url=https://circstatistics.github.io/ | |||
|title=Global Circumcision Statistics and Estimates | |||
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|publisher=https://circstatistics.github.io | |||
|date=2024-04-01 | |||
|accessdate=2024-04-01 | |||
}}</ref> | }}</ref> | ||
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* [[Intakt Norden]] | * [[Intakt Norden]] | ||
* [[Intakt Norge]] | * [[Intakt Norge]] | ||
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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 | |||
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|author-link=Kristel Alissa | |||
|publisher=Intact America | |||
|date=2025-02-23 | |||
|accessdate=2025-05-08 | |||
}} | |||
{{REF}} | |||
[[Category:Circumcision]] | [[Category:Circumcision]] | ||
[[Category:Male circumcision]] | [[Category:Male circumcision]] | ||
[[Category:Country]] | |||
[[Category:Norway]] | |||
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