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The 2001 circumcision law makes non-therapeutic child [[circumcision]] somewhat safer because a licensed medical doctor must be in attendance. It requires the use of anaesthesia so the extreme [[pain| pain and trauma]] of child circumcision is reduced. However it stops short of protecting the [[human rights]] of the child. The child will still suffer harm due to the amputation of the multi-functional [[foreskin]] | The 2001 circumcision law makes non-therapeutic child [[circumcision]] somewhat safer because a licensed medical doctor must be in attendance. It requires the use of anaesthesia so the extreme [[pain| pain and trauma]] of child circumcision is reduced. However it stops short of protecting the [[human rights]] of the child. The child will still suffer harm due to the amputation of the multi-functional [[foreskin]] | ||
[[Sweden Democrats]] introduced a bill into the Riksdag on 24 September 2013 that would ban the non-therapeutic circumcision of boys.<ref>{{REFweb | |||
|url=https://www.arclaw.org/news/good-news-from-sweden-officials-denounce-male-circumcision-and-bill-introduced-to-ban-circumcision | |||
|title=Bill Introduced to ban circumcision. | |||
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|date=2013-09-28 | |||
|accessdate=2012-03-13 | |||
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==Recent developments== | ==Recent developments== | ||