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The Ministry of Social Affairs and Health and the Association of Finnish Local and Regional Authorities sent a letter to Finnish university hospitals in 2003 to urge them to perform non-medical circumcisions, however some doctors have refused to perform the operation, saying that it violates the physical integrity of the child.<ref>{{REFnews
|title=Finnish hospitals urged to perform circumcisions
|url=http://www.cirp.org/news/helsinginsanomat03-24-03/
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|publisher=Helsinor Sanomat
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|date=2003-03-24
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The Central Union for Child Welfare in Finland issued a position statement on male circumcision in 2003. The statement said "circumcision of boys that violates the personal integrity of the boys is not acceptable unless it is done for medical reasons to treat an illness."<ref>{{REFdocument