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Sweden: Doctors refuse to perform circumcisions
Submitted by anthony on Sun, 2010-05-02 19:33
Story here.
'Doctors in western Sweden are refusing to carry out the circumcision of boys, despite clearance by elected officials to carry out the procedure for non-medical reasons.
The Västra Götaland region is obliged to procure healthcare for at least 300 operations each year among Jewish and Muslim families, according to the Göteborgs-Posten (GP) local daily.
"Now we have to go out and find someone who is willing to perform the operations. The doctors' sector council (Sektorsrådet) have said no to these procedures. We respect the doctors' position," said Lars-Göran Moberg, head of the region's healthcare committee to GP.
Paediatric surgeon John Westfelt can see no possibility for doctors within the public healthcare system to perform the operations.
"We have de-prioritised several other measures to help sick children, such as surgery on tight foreskins for medical reasons. And obviously we can not carry out these operations without sacrificing something else."
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Better decission
I always hate this, either by the name of medical or by the name of religion, because removal of foreskin is non-natural and done without the consent of the baby or child. So this is a decision should be appreciated.