IJsland stelt ban op besnijdenis voor.

Iceland MPs propose ban on circumcision of boys

MPs from five different political parties in Iceland have proposed a ban on the circumcision of boys.

The bill, which has been submitted to the country’s parliament, suggests a six-year prison term for anyone found guilty of “removing sexual organs in whole or in part”.

Circumcising girls has been illegal in Iceland since 2005, but there are currently no laws to regulate the practice against boys.

Describing circumcision as a “violation” of young boys’ rights, the bill states the only time it should be considered is for “health reasons”.

Addressing religious traditions, it insists the “rights of the child” always exceed the “right of the parents to give their children guidance when it comes to religion”.

Children, though, would be given the opportunity to decide for themselves once they reached the age of consent. Although the bill fails to make clear how old this would be, the age of sexual consent in Iceland is 15.

The legislation was put forward by eight of Iceland's 63-member parliament, including MPs from the Progressive Party - part of the ruling coalition in Reykjavik - the Pirate Party, the Left Greens – also in coalition – and the People’s Party.

The move follows advice from doctors in Denmark, who have said boys under the age of 18 should not be circumcised.

The Danish Medical Association said it had considered suggesting a legal ban on the procedure for children

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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 to make this decision,' says Ethics Board

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.

“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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Inmiddels uiteraard ook al controverse over. Moslims die klagen over discriminatie en joden die weer tactloos (al dan niet subtiele) verwijzingen lopen te maken naar de 2e wereld oorlog en onderdrukking van hun geloof.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-43111800
http://www.thejournal.ie/(...)rsy-3871108-Feb2018/

Voor mensen die een Nederlandse bron willen

https://www.trouw.nl/reli(...)vigen-boos~a15fee6f/

Wat mij betreft is het bizar dat het nog steeds doodnormaal is om frivool, onnodige plastische chirurgie toe te passen op mensen die nog niet de leeftijd hebben bereikt om zelf die keuze te kunnen BEGRIJPEN... laat staan een voorkeur te kunnen UITEN.

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Op woensdag 28 februari 2018 17:07 schreef PreiKaas het volgende:
Compleet verbod lijkt me overdreven.

Vanaf een jaartje of 18 moet een vent zelf uit kunnen maken of hij aan z'n lul wil laten snijden of niet.

Het voorstel stelt dat je vanaf 15 (age of consent in IJsland) uiteraard gewoon lekker mag doen met je lichaam wat JIJ wil.

Het gaat hier specifiek over wat ANDEREN willen doen met het lichaam van iemand die niet beslissingsbevoegd is.