Essén Birgitta, Johnsdotter Sara
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University Hospital MAS, Lund University, Malmö, Sweden.
Acta Obstet Gynecol Scand. 2004 Jul;83(7):611-3. doi: 10.1111/j.0001-6349.2004.00590.x.
This article intends to present the Scandinavian legislation on female genital mutilation and explore the implications of the laws. Juxtaposing trends of plastic genital surgery in the West with claims that female circumcision may be a practice generally abandoned in Scandinavia, we highlight the double morality inherent in current public discussions. Finally, we pose the question: Is the legal principle of equality before the law regarded when it comes to alterations of the female genitals?
本文旨在介绍斯堪的纳维亚半岛关于女性生殖器切割的立法，并探讨这些法律的影响。将西方整形生殖器手术的趋势与女性割礼在斯堪的纳维亚半岛可能已普遍被摒弃的说法并列，我们强调了当前公众讨论中所固有的双重道德标准。最后，我们提出问题：在涉及女性生殖器改变时，法律面前人人平等的法律原则是否得到了考量？
