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1. All peoples have the right of self-determination,  "By virtue of that right they freely determine their political status and freely pursue their economic, social and cultural development.
1. All peoples have the right of self-determination,  "By virtue of that right they freely determine their political status and freely pursue their economic, social and cultural development.


Self-determination is the right to decide for one's self. This provides for genital autonomy, which is the right to decide for one's self if one's genitals are to be surgically altered. Genital autonomy is provided by delaying a non-therapeutic surgical operation on a child until the child is of age at which he or she can decide for one's self.
Self-determination is the right to decide for one's self. This provides for [[genital autonomy]], which is the right to decide for one's self if one's genitals are to be surgically altered. [[Genital autonomy]] is provided by delaying a non-therapeutic surgical operation on a child until the child is of age at which he or she can decide for one's self.


====Article seven====
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==Let the child decide==
==Let the child decide==
The [[Declaration of Helsinki (2012)]] declared the ''right of genital autonomy'', which derives from the right of every human being to ''security of person''.  Svoboda (2015) reports there now is an emerging consensus that a decision to perform a non-therapeutic circumcision should be deferred until the child is of age and can decide for himself about having an [[amputation]] of his [[foreskin]].<ref name="svoboda2015">{{REFjournal
The [[Declaration of Helsinki (2012)]] declared the ''right of [[genital autonomy]]'', which derives from the right of every human being to ''security of person''.  Svoboda (2015) reports there now is an emerging consensus that a decision to perform a non-therapeutic circumcision should be deferred until the child is of age and can decide for himself about having an [[amputation]] of his [[foreskin]].<ref name="svoboda2015">{{REFjournal
  |last=Svoboda
  |last=Svoboda
  |first=J. Steven
  |first=J. Steven