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There are several laws for minor interventions, compared to [[HGM|genital mutilation of minors]], which show the [[Double Standard|double standards]] in many countries on behalf of protecting children.
== Spanking ==
In many countries, spanking children as education measure was common until recently. More and more countries now forbid violence against children by law.
=== Germany ===
In 2000, Germany finally forbid violence against children as a parental right. See § 1631 BGB.
=== Sweden ===
Already in 1979, Sweden became one of the first nations to forbid spanking children by law.<ref>https://sweden.se/society/smacking-banned-since-1979</ref>
== [[Body piercing]] ==
=== Germany ===
Minors from 7 to 17 years are allowed to do business and contracts in the appropriation of their pocket money without consent of their parents, as German Civil Code states in section 110 (so-called pocket money paragraph). This is also true for body piercings and tattoos if the child is capable of discernment.<ref>https://www.refrago.de/Ab_wann_duerfen_sich_Jugendliche_taetowieren_und_piercen_lassen.frage142.html</ref>
=== UK ===
There are basic standards that apply across Britain. The law prohibits piercing the genitals of anyone under 16, the age of sexual consent, or the nipples of a girl under 16. In England, there is no age limit for piercing tongues, boys’ nipples or less intimate body parts. In Scotland, any piercings, even of earlobes, require parental approval before age 16.<ref>https://www.nytimes.com/2018/02/01/world/europe/uk-piercings-wales.html</ref>
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