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The association speaks out against all forms of [[MGM|male circumcisions on minors]] that are carried out without compelling medical necessity. The aim of the association is to ensure that boy circumcisions are no longer carried out in Switzerland unless there is an absolute medical necessity. <ref>[http://www.pro-kinderrechte.ch/site/assets/files/1035/statuten.pdf Statute of the association]</ref>
Since April 2018, the association has been filing criminal charges against doctors who amputate the foreskin of children without [[medical indication ]] (see [[Art. 122 StGB]]).<ref>{{REFweb
|url=https://www.luzernerzeitung.ch/schweiz/beschneidung-koerperverletzung-im-namen-gottes-schweizer-chirurgen-fuehren-heikle-eingriffe-bei-babys-durch-ein-betroffener-erzaehlt-ld.2109811
|title=Körperverletzung im Namen Gottes: Schweizer Chirurgen führen heikle Eingriffe bei Babys durch – ein Betroffener erzählt