Google Übers. schrieb:

The Center Meeting has decided that the Center Party should work to
prohibit the circumcision of boys who are not for medical reasons in
Sweden. The party leadership warns that it will be perceived that the party wants to ban Judaism and Islam.
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This was not a decision the party leadership wanted, says the party's
vice-chairman Anders W Jonsson at a press conference after the decision.

Googel Übers. schrieb:

The party leadership tried to stop the decision and warned the members.

WJC slams Swedish Center Party for promoting circumcision ban

The motion was put forward by the party's youth chapter, and while it was initially rejected by the party board, it won the popular vote during a gathering of the party in which roughly 700 proposals were discussed, hence going against the party leadership.

The youth chapter supporters of the proposal argued that babies and
young children are unable to voice consent to such a medical
procedure.

R2D2 schrieb:

Die Vorsitzende Lööf forderte einst selbst ein Verbot:

In a parliamentary motion in 2007/2008, Lööf herself called for the law banning genital mutilation of women to be made gender-neutral, in order to cover circumcision of boys without medical motivation. However, she has since said that she has changed her mind on this.

Lööf said she "understood" the criticism and had been in contact with both Jewish and Muslim leaders in Sweden. "For us, it's an important question to protect freedom of religion and we stand behind that 100 percent," she said

Selbstbestimmung schrieb:

Sehr klares Abstimmungsergebnis: 314 zu 166

However, the final decision was that the party should work to ban all non-medical circumcisions of boys, rather than a total ban on circumcision which some party members had advocated for.

Googel Übers. schrieb:

Circumcision is mutilation of children - regardless of gender

Chief Rabbi Pinchas Goldschmidt schrieb:

We will enlist the international community, as we did in Iceland and other countries, in order to fend off this attack.

Over the past few years we have seen a number of similar legislative attempts against circumcision in Finland, Iceland, Denmark, Sweden, and Norway. We have seen how the process moves forward and only after a battle we waged with the help of international organizations, not one of these countries banned [circumcision].

So it is to live as a circumcised man

Google Übers. schrieb:

We have completely different backgrounds and different reasons for being circumcised. The reason why Ellis is circumcised is his Jewish and American background. For many decades in the United States, basically all newborn boys, regardless of their parents' beliefs, were circumcised.
The American "tradition" really has its basis in moralism - it should be harder to masturbate. The health arguments have been added afterwards.
The intervention in Fredrik's case was made at the age of ten for medical reasons, and too narrow a foreskin made it difficult to develop the pain. Probably erection would be painful.

Google Übers. schrieb:

Despite our different backgrounds, we have both been committed to the circumcision of little boys who have no medical reason and we, as circumcised, deserve to be listened to. Not least, we react strongly to the sweeping and completely unfounded claims that a little mutilation must be tolerated if one's parents in a well-meaning or unconscious tradition have chosen to mutilate their child.

Google Übers. schrieb:

As circumcised, we have spoken to a large number in the same situation and heard the personal stories of major and minor problems. We also have our own experience and are very provoked by all the claims that the mutilation is a minor and harmless operation.