Doctors in Denmark want to stop circumcision for under-18s - 'It is most consistent with the individual’s right to self-determination that parents not be allowed

Boys should not be circumcised until they are old enough to choose for themselves, doctors in Denmark have said.

The Danish Medical Association said it had considered suggesting a legal ban on the procedure for children under the age of 18, because it believed circumcision should be “an informed, personal choice” that young men make for themselves.

When parents have their sons circumcised, it robs boys of the ability to make decisions about their own bodies, and choose their cultural and religious beliefs for themselves, the organisation said.

Lise Møller, chair of the Doctors' Association Ethics Board, said it was wrong to deny an individual the right to choose whether or not they wanted to be circumcised.

“To be circumcised should be an informed, personal choice," she said.

"It is most consistent with the individual’s right to self-determination that parents not be allowed to make this decision, but that it is left up to the individual when he has come of age."

The organisation said that because male circumcision is not without risk it should only be performed on children when there is a documented medical need.

The doctors stopped short of calling for an all-out legal ban on the procedure, which is currently allowed but remains relatively rare in Denmark, because it said the move could have too many negative consequences.





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“We have discussed it thoroughly, also in our ethics committee," Ms Møller said. "We came to the conclusion that it is difficult to predict the consequences of a ban – both for the involved boys, who could for example face bullying or unauthorised procedures with complications – and for the cultural and religious groups they belong to."

The Danish Health and Medicines Authority estimates that somewhere between 1,000 and 2,000 circumcisions are performed in Denmark each year, primarily on Jewish and Muslim boys.

The majority of those procedures occur outside of the public health system and are done as part of a religious ceremony in the child's home, or in a private clinic.

The Danish Health Ministry announced on Monday that beginning in 2017 all circumcisions, regardless of where they take place, will have to be reported to Denmark's national patient registry.

According to a major 2007 study by the World Health Organization, roughly 30 per cent of the global male population is circumcised.

Past polls have shown that upwards of 87 per cent of Danes support banning the practice on boys under the age of 18, the Local reported.
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Don't boys who don't get the snip sometimes have problems with the skin not retracting or something? I think I read that in some parenting blog somewhere when I was linksurfing, but I can't recall where. It was sort of squicky because they were like, mums could prevent it by bending the skin back a few times a day when changing diapers. ;__; I think snipping them is a good idea if the alternative REALLY IS having to mess with that. Any mums of uncut boys knew if that's true?

I hate having to discuss this, but I'm curious if I ever have a kid.
 
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Sailor_Jupiter said:
Don't boys who don't get the snip sometimes have problems with the skin not retracting or something? I think I read that in some parenting blog somewhere when I was linksurfing, but I can't recall where. It was sort of squicky because they were like, mums could prevent it by bending the skin back a few times a day when changing diapers. ;__; I think snipping them is a good idea if the alternative REALLY IS having to mess with that. Any mums of uncut boys knew if that's true?

I hate having to discuss this, but I'm curious if I ever have a kid.
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I have no idea if this is true but it is bizarre decisions like this that make me glad I decided not to become a parent.
 
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I dunno, I think men should be able to choose so that when they grow up, some of them will have one less reason to complain about having a small wang. I can't get the image of a small box turtle out of my head now.
 
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Isn't the circumcision rate in Denmark like 0.0...1% among the population which is not kike or kebab? It's too bad the doctor isn't Swedish, because he could immigrate to the U.S. as Sweden is being taken over by people cutting little girl's clits in the street.

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Don't boys who don't get the snip sometimes have problems with the skin not retracting or something? I think I read that in some parenting blog somewhere when I was linksurfing, but I can't recall where. It was sort of squicky because they were like, mums could prevent it by bending the skin back a few times a day when changing diapers. ;__; I think snipping them is a good idea if the alternative REALLY IS having to mess with that. Any mums of uncut boys knew if that's true?

I hate having to discuss this, but I'm curious if I ever have a kid.
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It's called phimosis, and plenty of other ways to deal with it exist as opposed to cutting it off. Your kid is more likely to lose his dick in a circumcision than be affected. We haven't refined medical science for centuries to act like fucking Tusken Raiders.
 
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Eh, this seems fair. I've never really been a huge fan of the idea of circumcision (or genital mutilation in general, for that matter) as while it's a Jewish religious custom, inflicting it upon a baby without consent just seems wrong to me. So if I ever have kids, I'd keep them uncut, and let them decide later on in life if they want to get a circumcision or not.

Also, insert obligatory/ faux witty reference to that Silent Hill wiki guy here.
 
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Sailor_Jupiter said:
Don't boys who don't get the snip sometimes have problems with the skin not retracting or something? I think I read that in some parenting blog somewhere when I was linksurfing, but I can't recall where. It was sort of squicky because they were like, mums could prevent it by bending the skin back a few times a day when changing diapers. ;__; I think snipping them is a good idea if the alternative REALLY IS having to mess with that. Any mums of uncut boys knew if that's true?

I hate having to discuss this, but I'm curious if I ever have a kid.
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It happens sometimes, but it's pretty rare. The medical term is "phimosis", and phimosis bad enough to require circumcision as an adult happens to 1% of non-circumcised men.
I don't think 1% is a big enough occurrence rate to justify circumcising all boys. Those who really need the procedure can make that decision for themselves as adults.
 
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It happens sometimes, but it's pretty rare. The medical term is "phimosis", and phimosis bad enough to require circumcision as an adult happens to 1% of non-circumcised men.
I don't think 1% is a big enough occurrence rate to justify circumcising all boys. Those who really need the procedure can make that decision for themselves as adults.
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There is also a dumb plastic ring that corrects the elasticity of the foreskin and just stretches it out. Its a one time over the counter thing.
 
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