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The '''Sverigedemokraterna''', known in English as '''Sweden Democrats''', is a conservative Swedish political party that supports a ban on non-therapeutic [[circumcision]] of boys. The Sweden Democrats party was organized in 1988.
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'''Sweden Democrats''' or '''Swedish Democrats''' (Swedish: ''Sverigedemokraterna'', SD) is a national-conservative, populist political party in Sweden founded in 1988. The party describes itself as social conservative with a nationalist foundation. The party has been characterized by others as right-wing populist or far-right, national-conservative, and anti-immigration. Jimmie Åkesson has been party leader since 2005.  
 
  
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== Proposal for ban of circumcision ==
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Jimmie Akesson is the curent leader of the Sweden Democrats.<ref>{{REFweb
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In September 2019, they have made the following proposal:
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  |Text=As the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child will now become law on 1 January 2020, this means that many laws will need to be amended and adapted so as not to conflict with the Convention on the Rights of the Child.
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One such is Law (2001:499) on the circumcision of boys. There you can read that the boy's attitude to the intervention should be clarified as far as possible. At the same time, we can also read that even unlicensed doctors are allowed to perform circumcisions if the boy is under two months old. How can an infant express their attitude?
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The Sweden Democrats have improved their position and are now the second largest political party with 20.5 percent of the vote. The Sweden Democrats control 73 of the 349 seats in the Riksdag.<ref>{{REFnews
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|title=Swedish election: The astonishing rise of the right-wing Sweden Democrats
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In the Children's Convention we can read in e.g. § 3 "All decisions relating to a child shall primarily be considered in what is deemed to be the best interests of the child." Furthermore, we can read in § 24 "Children have the right to the best possible access to health care and rehabilitation. Traditional practices that are harmful to the child's health must be abolished."
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If we oppose these, it is quite clear that Sweden must change the law on [[circumcision]] for boys if we are to follow the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child.
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In addition, we can read in the media about countless circumcisions of boys where there have been serious complications for the little boys. We cannot allow adults to injure and cause small children pain as pain relief is not always possible to give birth to infants.
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* [https://sd.se/ Official site]
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If someone wants to be circumcised, this should happen at an adult age and not forced on little children.
 
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We propose that the Congress decide:
 
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* That SKL works actively to comply with the Children's Convention and that no boys are circumcised without medical reasons.
 
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* That SKL works to have the Act on Circumcision Act 2001: 299 removed from Swedish legislation as it is a direct violation of the Convention on the Rights of the Child.
 
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Torslanda on 25 Sep 2019
 
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Latest revision as of 21:50, 20 September 2022

The Sverigedemokraterna, known in English as Sweden Democrats, is a conservative Swedish political party that supports a ban on non-therapeutic circumcision of boys. The Sweden Democrats party was organized in 1988.

Jimmie Akesson is the curent leader of the Sweden Democrats.[1]

The Sweden Democrats have improved their position and are now the second largest political party with 20.5 percent of the vote. The Sweden Democrats control 73 of the 349 seats in the Riksdag.[2]

See also

External links

References

  1. ↑ REFweb (13 September 2022). Who is Jimmie Akesson, leader of Sweden's soaring far-right?, France 24. Retrieved 20 September 2022.
  2. ↑ REFnews (15 September 2022)."Swedish election: The astonishing rise of the right-wing Sweden Democrats", Deutsche Welle. Retrieved 19 September 2022.
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