2004/06/28 by Birgitta Essén, Sara Johnsdotter · 2 citations
Medicine · Social Sciences · #Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting Issues #Genital Health and Disease #Law in Society and Culture
paper · pdf · doi:10.1111/j.0001-6349.2004.00590.x
openalex publication_date 2004/06/28 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/23
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?