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Denmark is a Nordic nation in Northern Europe. Like other Nordic nations, the people abhor child non-therapeutic [[circumcision]].

In 2013, children's ombudsmen from [[Sweden]], [[Norway]], [[Finland]], Denmark, and Iceland, along with the Chair of the Danish Children's Council and the children's spokesperson for Greenland, passed a resolution that emphasized the decision to be circumcised should belong to the individual, who should be able to give [[informed consent]].<ref name="resolution2">{{REFweb

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

Denmark is a state-party to the ''[[International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights]]'' (1967).

This means that all children, male and female, and regardless of parental religious views, shall enjoy the same [[human rights]].

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

Denmark has ''not'' fulfilled its several promises to protect the [[human rights ]] of boys.

[[Morten Frisch]] ''et al''. (2011) produced an important study elucidating the relationship between [[circumcision]] and sexual function difficulties.<ref name="frisch2011">{{REFjournalFrischM LindholmM GroenbaekM 2011}}</ref> |last=Frisch |first=[[Morten |init=M Frisch|author-link=Morten Frisch |last2=Lindholm |first2=Morten |init2=M |author2-link= |last3=Grønbæk |first3=Morten |init3=M |author3-link= |etal=no |title=Male circumcision and sexual function in men and women: a survey-based, cross-sectional study in Denmark. |journal=Int J Epidemiol |location= |volume=40 |issue=5 |pages=1367 |url=]] & Simonsen (2015) of the [https://academicen.oupssi.comdk/ijeDanish National Serum Institute] associated neonatal non-therapeutic circumcision with [https:/article/40www.cdc.gov/5ncbddd/1367autism/658163 |quote= |pubmedID=21672947 |pubmedCID= |DOI=10facts.html#ref autism spectrum disorder].1093/ije/dyr104 |date=2011-06-14 |accessdate=2020-10-04<ref>{{FrischM SimonsenJ 2015}}</ref>

[[Morten Frisch|Frisch]] & Simonsen (20152021) carried out a large scale population study regarding the alleged value of the male circumcision in preventing [[https://enHIV]] and other sexually transmitted infection in men.ssi.dk/ Danish National Serum InstituteThey found that circumcised men have a higher rate of STI and [[HIV]] associate neonatal non-therapeutic circumcision with autism spectrum disorderinfection overall than intact men.<refname="frisch2021">{{REFjournal |last=Frisch |first=Morten |init=M |author-link= |last2=Simonsen |first2=Jacob |init2=J |author2-link= |etal=no |title=Ritual circumcision and risk of autism spectrum disorder in 0- to 9-year-old boys: national cohort study in Denmark |journal=J R Soc Med |location= |date=2015-07 |volume=108 |issue=7 |pages=266-79 |url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4530408/ |quote= |pubmedID=25573114 |pubmedCID=4530408 |DOI=10.1177/0141076814565942 |accessdate=2020-10-05FrischM SimonsenJ 2021}}</ref>

<blockquote>The Health Agency has sent 'Guidance on Circumcision of Boys' in consultation. The DSAM's [Board] of Directors has discussed the draft consultation and agree that circumcision may only be performed when there is a [[medical indication ]] for it. If circumcision is performed without a [[medical indication]], it is a case of mutilation.<ref>{{REFweb

Aktor (2016) reported that Jewish parents who want a son to have a [[Jewish circumcision| ritual circumcision]] may go the the chief rabbi, who will act as a ''[[mohel]]'' and perform the circumcision under the supervision of a medical doctor, while Muslim parents may choose to have the operation performed at a private clinic. Aktor believes that Denmark eventually will ban non-therapeutic child circumcision.<ref name="aktor2016" />

The percentage of males [[circumcised]] in Denmark (prevalence) is reported to be 5.3%.<ref>{{REFweb |url=https://circstatistics.github.io/ |title=Global Circumcision Statistics and Estimates |last= |first= |init= |publisher=https://circstatistics.github.io |date=2024-04-01 |accessdate=2024-04-01}}</ref> === Citizens proposal ===[[Intact Denmark]] circulated a [[citizens petitionproposal]], which received the necessary 50,000 signatures to require consideration of a ban on child, was presented to the Folketing in September 2018.<ref>{{REFnews

Mette Frederiksen, [https://www.stm.dk/ Prime Minister of Denmark], argued that an alleged promise made to Jews in the aftermath of World War II takes precedence over Denmark's clear obligations under international law of [[human rights ]] to protect the [[human rights ]] of its citizens, including boys.<ref>{{REFnews

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[[David Balashinsky]], a Jewish-American man and opponent of non-therapeutic child circumcision, published an open letter to Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen on Monday, 12 October 2020 in support of the Citizen Initiative to Establish 18 as the Minimum Age for Non-therapeutic Circumcision in Denmark.<ref name="balashinsky2020">{{REFweb

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