Danish medical and children’s rights organisations strongly condemning non-therapeutic circumcision of children, regardless of sex, cultural background and the religion of the parents.
A number of respected Danish and foreign health and human rights organisations have taken strong exception to circumcision and other genital surgeries on healthy children. A number of them have demanded legislation in order to protect the children.
The following list is not exclusive, but will be continuously maintained.
Danish Medical Organisations
- Danish College of Surgeons :: Dansk Kirurgisk Selskab
- Danish College of General Practitioners :: Dansk Selskab for Almen Medicin
- Danish Society of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicin :: Dansk Selskab for Anæstesiologi og Intensiv Medicin (DASAIM)
- Society of Danish Medical Students :: Foreningen af Danske Lægestuderende
- Danish Medical Association :: Lægeforeningen
- Danish Gynaecologists :: Praktiserende Speciallæger i Gynækologi
- Danish Paediatric Society :: Dansk Pædiatrisk Selskab
Health Organisations in Denmark
- Danish Nurses Organization :: Dansk Sygeplejeråd
- Danish Association for Clinical Sexology :: Dansk forening for klinisk sexologi
- The Association of Danish Physiotherapists :: Danske Fysioterapeuter
- Danish Health Nurse Practitioners :: Fagligt Selskab for Sundhedsplejersker
- Danish Association of Midwives :: Jordemoderforeningen
Children’s Rights Organisations in Denmark
- Børne- og Ungdomspædagogernes Landsforbund
- Danish National Council for Children :: Børnerådet
- Børns Vilkår
- Safe the Child :: Red Barnet
Other Danish Organisations
- Danish Women’s Society :: Dansk Kvindesamfund
- Mødrehjælpen
- Danish Family Planning Association :: Sex & Samfund
Foreign Organisations
- Europæiske lægers fælleserklæring
- Jødiske organisationer mod omskæring
- Nordic Association for Clinical Sexology (NACS)
- Nordic Children’s Ombudsmen :: Nordiske børneombudsmænd
- Ass. international organisations
Testimonials
National organisation of children’s and youth pedagogues (Børne- og Ungdomspædagogernes Landsforbund – BUPL)