Denmark

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Denmark, officially the Kingdom of Denmark, is a constitutional monarchy. The parliament is called the Folketing. The parliament is a unicameral body of 179 members.[1]

Denmark is a Nordic nation in Northern Europe. Like other Nordic nations, the people abhor child circumcision. One report indicates that six political parties favor a ban on non-therapeutic child circumcision.[2]

Human rights

Denmark became a founder member of the Council of Europe on 5 May 1949.[3] As a member of the Council of Europe, Denmark is subject to the European Convention on Human Rights[4] and is pledged to advance the enumerated rights in its territory. It may be sued in the European Court of Human Rights for violations of its duty.

Medical science

Denmark has produced important medical studies regarding the foreskin.

Jakob Øster, a Danish physician in Randers, Denmark who conducted school examinations, reported his findings on the examination of school-boys in Denmark, where circumcision is rare. Øster (1968) found that the incidence of fusion of the foreskin with the glans penis steadily declines with increasing age and foreskin retractability increases with age.[5]

Morten Frisch et al. (2011) produced an important study elucidating the relationship between circumcision and sexual function difficulties.[6]


References

  1. ↑ REFdocument Constitution of Denmark. (5 June 1953). Retrieved 4 October 2020.
  2. ↑ REFnews W, Christian (11 September 2020)."Denmark refuses to ban the ritual circumcision of boys", http://cphpost.dk, Copenhagen Post. Retrieved 4 October 2020.
  3. ↑ REFweb Denmark // 47 States, one Europe. Retrieved 4 October 2020.
  4. ↑ REFdocument European Convention on Human Rights PDF, Council of Europe. Retrieved 4 October 2020.
  5. ↑ REFjournal Øster, Jakob. Further Fate of the Foreskin: Incidence of Preputial Adhesions, Phimosis, and Smegma among Danish Schoolboys. Arch Dis Child. 1968; 43: 200-3. PMID. PMC. DOI. Retrieved 4 October 2020.
  6. ↑ REFjournal Frisch, Morten, Lindholm, Morten, Grønbæk, Morten. Male circumcision and sexual function in men and women: a survey-based, cross-sectional study in Denmark.. Int J Epidemiol.. 14 June 2011; 40(5): 1367. PMID. DOI. Retrieved 23 October 2019.
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