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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
|title=Statement on Non-Therapeutic Circumcision of Boys
|url=http://nacs.eu/data/press_release001.pdf
|date=2003-08-25
|accessdate=2020-11-03
}}</ref>
A Muslim mother had been charged with assault after she had her four-year-old son circumcised. The trial court ruled that the circumcision of the boy was illegal.<ref>{{REFnews
|title=Court rules circumcision of four-year-old boy illegal
|url=http://www.cirp.org/news/helsinginsanomat2006-08-07/
|last=
|first=
|coauthors=
|publisher=Helsingin Sanomat
|website=
|date=2006-08-07
|accessdate=2020-11-03
|quote=
}}</ref>