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Several parties have voted internally to favor a law that would prohibit non-therapeutic circumcision of boys:
Several parties have voted internally to favor a law that would prohibit non-therapeutic circumcision of boys:


* The [[Vänsterpartiet]] (Left Party} proposes a legal ban on non-therapeutic circumcision (genital mutilation) of boys.
* The [[Vänsterpartiet]] (Left Party}(V) proposes a legal ban on non-therapeutic circumcision (genital mutilation) of boys.


* The [[Centerpartiet]] (Centre Party) voted in September 2019 to forbid the non-medical circumcision of boys.<ref name="Aftonbladed">{{REFweb
* The [[Centerpartiet]] (Centre Party) (C) voted in September 2019 to forbid the non-medical circumcision of boys.<ref name="Aftonbladed">{{REFweb
  |url=https://www.aftonbladet.se/nyheter/a/Wbdn8j/centern-vill-forbjuda-omskarelse-pa-pojkar
  |url=https://www.aftonbladet.se/nyheter/a/Wbdn8j/centern-vill-forbjuda-omskarelse-pa-pojkar
  |title=Centern vill förbjuda omskärelse på pojkar
  |title=Centern vill förbjuda omskärelse på pojkar
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* The popolist, conservative [[Sverigedemokraterna]] (Sweden Democrats), which is gaining popularity, supports a ban on non-therapeutic circumcision of boys.<ref>{{REFnews
* The popolist, conservative [[Sverigedemokraterna]] (Sweden Democrats) (SD), which is gaining popularity, supports a ban on non-therapeutic circumcision of boys.<ref>{{REFnews
  |title=Sweden Democrats Party Calls For Ban On Circumcision
  |title=Sweden Democrats Party Calls For Ban On Circumcision
  |url=https://newspunch.com/sweden-democrats-party-calls-for-ban-on-circumcision/
  |url=https://newspunch.com/sweden-democrats-party-calls-for-ban-on-circumcision/
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