There's an interesting debate going on in Norwegian media right now about a wellness clinic owned by three women and offering cosmetic procedures that was going to open up in Oslo. They used the phrase 'kvinnehelse' when described their clinic, which has rubbed people the wrong way and they've received so much hate that they have removed themselves from the clinic (but the clinic will still open under different ownership). Some people believe that places that offer such treatments are problematic in and of themselves.
There has been a lot of media around this so I thought I would collect some of it here for Norwegian language learners to go through as practice :) I think you could also write a practice essay on the topic, if you were so inclined.
Comments from a researcher in medical ethics (article): Meiner tilbod som den nye skjønnheitsklinikken i Oslo er eit folkehelseproblem
Opinions from a doctor and other female experts (article) (nynorsk): Lege ut mot skjønnheitsklinikk: – Skremmande
Opinion piece on why cosmetic treatments are kvinnehelse (article): Ja visst er det kvinnehelse å se bra ut!
Opinion piece about the beauty industry (article): Den vanskelige skjønnheten
Comment from the health minister (article): Ingvild Kjerkol ut mot «kynisk» skjønnhetsindustri: − Gjør det for å tjene penger
Comments from the clinic doctor (article): Nomi-legen slår tilbake mot helseministeren: – Dette er helse
Comments from the three women (article): Tjelta, Rudjord og Skarbø svarer på kvinnehelse-kritikken
Comments from two of the women on their (podcast): To vrak
About the women pulling out of the clinic (article): Vanessa Rudjord, Pia Tjelta og Synnøve Skarbø trekker seg fra omstridt skjønnhetsklinikk
Debate on the topic (40 min video): Torsdag – Gir fillers god helse? and as a podcast
Podcast on the topic (17 minutes, podcast): Fillers + kvinnehelse = bråk
These aren't even all the articles on the topic!
Possible essay topics:
Mener du at estetisk behandling er kvinnehelse? Hvorfor?
Hva mener du om estetisk behandling, burde det være tilatt? Hvorfor?
