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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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  |date=2003-08-25
  |date=2003-08-25
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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
|title=Court rules circumcision of four-year-old boy illegal
|url=http://www.cirp.org/news/helsinginsanomat2006-08-07/
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