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<center><br>===Denmark to Vote on Circumcision Ban===
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3. States Parties shall take all effective and appropriate measures with a view to abolishing traditional practices prejudicial to the health of children.<ref name="crc1989"/>
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Male circumcision always results in the permanent and irreversible loss of the [[foreskin]], a structure with protective, immunological, sexual, and sensory functions. The loss of the protective and immunological functions are harmful to physical health. The loss of the sensory and sexual functions are harmful to [[https://en.intactiwiki.org/index.php/Sexual_effects_of_circumcisionSexual effects of circumcision| sexual]] and [[Psychological issues of male circumcision| mental]] health. We have long known that non-therapeutic circumcision of children sometimes results in [[death]]. [[Douglas Gairdner]] (1949) reported circumcision caused nineteen deaths in England and Wales in 1946.<ref name="fate1949">{{GairdnerDM 1949}}</ref> Bollinger (2010) estimated 117 deaths per year in the United States.<ref name="bollinger2010">{{REFjournal
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The [https://www.sum.dk/English.aspx Danish Health Ministry] (2016) announced that, beginning in 2017, all circumcisions, regardless of where they take place, will need to be reported to Denmark’s national patient registry (''Landspatientregistret'').<ref name="danishdoctors2016" />
The percentage of males [[circumcised]] in Denmark (prevalence) is reported to be 5.3%.<ref>{{REFweb
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=== Citizens proposal ===
==Videos==
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==='Circumcised against his will' (English subtitles)===</bryoutube>v=oK8vwTF5PNE</centeryoutube>
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* {{REFweb |url=https://intactamerica.org/cultures-that-reject-circumcision/ |title=Cultures That Reject Circumcision—And Why They’re Right |last=Alissa |first=Kristel |init= |author-link=Kristel Alissa |publisher=Intact America |date=2025-02-23 |accessdate=2025-05-08}}
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