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Prime Minister Submits Three Bills On Gender Determination
Prime Minister Katrín Jakobsdóttir submitted three bills to Parliament yesterday, all pertaining to the gender determination act of 2019, RÚV reports. The first bill specifically concerns intersex children. If passed, this bill would grant children born with atypical sex characteristics freedom from…
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Ban On Circumcision In Iceland To Be Dismissed In Parliament
The Judicial Affairs and Educational Committee will ask the Icelandic Parliament to dismiss the bill on a male child circumcision ban proposed months ago by MP Silja Dögg Gunnarsdóttir, Visir reports. The bill, which has sparked international interest and debate, was intended…
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Proposed Child Circumcision Ban In Iceland Prompts Diplomatic Row
Icelandic consulates in numerous countries have received concerted criticism regarding the proposed ban on child circumcision. The Foreign Ministry believes the ban could have a negative impact on Iceland’s image. The proposed ban, which still has yet to be voted on, has…
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Agency For Child Protection In Iceland Also Speaks Up About Circumcision
According to a report from RÚV, the Government Agency for Child Protection recently stated that it will not support the bill on male circumcision issued by Icelandic MP Silja Dögg Gunnarsdóttir. The Agency is first and foremost concerned about the health and…
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American Anti-Defamation League Threatens Iceland Because Of Circumcision Ban
The Anti-Defamation League, or ADL, known as the most powerful Jewish human rights organisation in the US, has recently vouched to turn the world’s attention to the subject of growing extremism in Iceland if the circumcision ban is approved in Parliament, Vísir reports.…
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Not So Cut-And-Dry: The Circumcision Controversy Continues
The recently proposed ban on male child circumcision has continued to spark controversy both domestically and internationally. The legislation currently has backing from most major political parties within the country, including the Progressive Party and the Left-Greens, who are in the ruling…
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Catholic Bishop Of Iceland Speaks Up About Circumcision
Davíð Tencer, the Catholic Bishop of Iceland, has recently declared his support for the Jewish and Muslim community in their fight to practice their religion of freedom, RÚV reports. Tencer is the latest religious leader to voice his opinion about the controversial circumcision…
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Tourists Threatening To Cancel Iceland Trips If Circumcision Ban Goes Through
As Iceland’s child circumcision ban still looms on the horizon, tourists are contacting tour companies in the country, threatening to cancel their vacations if the ban goes through. The matter was brought to light in Bakland Ferðaþjónusunnar, a Facebook group for Icelandic…
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The Controversy Of Circumcision: Questions Of Body Integrity And Religious Persecution Clash
A recent piece of legislation seeks to ban male child circumcision in Iceland with a penalty of six years in jail. It’s an issue that’s crossed political boundaries, with politicians from the Progressive Party, Pirate Party, the Left-Greens, and the People’s Party…
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Icelanders Sharply Divided Over Possible Child Circumcision Ban
Only 50% of Icelanders support a proposed ban on the circumcision of infants, according to a new poll from Market and Media Research. 39% said they were strongly in favour, while 11% were slightly in favour, of a complete ban on circumcising…
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Monday News Edit: What Are Icelanders Talking About?
With no more weather-related complaints to issue, what has been on Icelanders’ minds as of late? Here’s a round-up of fresh debates, hot topics and crazy madness from these past few days. According to a new report from Transparency International, corruption in…
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Icelandic Imam Speaks Up Against Circumcision Ban
The debate about the controversial circumcision ban has by now expanded beyond national territories, and while the Jewish population has certainly expressed their concerns, much less space has been given to the opinions of local Muslims. Circumcision is a practice essential to…
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Monday News Edit: What Are Icelanders Talking About?
Another week, another Monday. While the weekend was meteorologically quiet, it was not void of interesting events that kept us tied to our phone screens as if under a spell. Besides a particularly lively couple of days in Grimsey, where the population has…
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Bishop Of Iceland: Child Circumcision Ban Could “Criminalise” Judaism & Islam
Bishop Agnes M. Sigurðardóttir believes a ban on child circumcision could make Jews and Muslims feel “unwelcome” in Iceland, and would effectively criminalise their religions. While a proposed ban on circumcising boys is still being debated, both in Parliament and in the…