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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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This means that all children, male and female, and regardless of parental religious views, shall enjoy the same human rights. | This means that all children, male and female, and regardless of parental religious views, shall enjoy the same [[human rights]]. | ||
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Denmark has ''not'' fulfilled its several promises to protect the human rights of boys. | Denmark has ''not'' fulfilled its several promises to protect the [[human rights]] of boys. | ||
==Medical science== | ==Medical science== | ||
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Mette Frederiksen, [https://www.stm.dk/ Prime Minister of Denmark], argued that an alleged promise made to Jews in the aftermath of World War II takes precedence over Denmark's clear obligations under international law of human rights to protect the human rights of its citizens, including boys.<ref>{{REFnews | Mette Frederiksen, [https://www.stm.dk/ Prime Minister of Denmark], argued that an alleged promise made to Jews in the aftermath of World War II takes precedence over Denmark's clear obligations under international law of [[human rights]] to protect the [[human rights]] of its citizens, including boys.<ref>{{REFnews | ||
|title=Denmark refuses to ban the ritual circumcision of boys | |title=Denmark refuses to ban the ritual circumcision of boys | ||
|url=http://cphpost.dk/?p=118305 | |url=http://cphpost.dk/?p=118305 | ||