Here in sweden (the land of geriatric death panels and socialists) the debate last month was actually about circumcision. Namely, whether it was child abuse or not. I think right now there is maybe a handful clinics that does it, and there was an argument that every 'landsting' (like a healthcare region) should have an opportunity for people to do it in order to reduce the number of improvised kitchen table circumcisions by people that are not doctors. About half of the 'landstings' said that no way in hell will we do that, and doctors spoke out that they couldn't imagine doing something like that because that was a mutilation done to minors that could not voice their opinion.
For me it felt a bit like my impression of the abortion debate in the US.
So, customs are very different depending on where you go.
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Date: 2009-08-28 10:24 am (UTC)For me it felt a bit like my impression of the abortion debate in the US.
So, customs are very different depending on where you go.