Inge Krogh

{{Short description|Danish politician (1920–2023)}}

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| name = Inge Krogh

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| birth_date = {{Birth date|df=y|1920|11|13}}

| birth_place = Odense, Denmark

| death_date = {{Death date and age|df=y|2023|02|06|1920|11|13}}

| death_place = Horsens, Denmark

| nationality = Danish

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| occupation = Physician

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| education = University of Copenhagen

| party = KF

| office = Member of the Folketing

| term_start = 4 December 1973

| term_end = 10 January 1984

| constituency = {{ill|Funen County constituency|da|Fyns Amtskreds|lt=Funen County}}

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Inge Marie Krogh (13 November 1920 – 6 February 2023) was a Danish physician and politician. A member of the Christian People's Party, she served in the Folketing from 1973 to 1984.{{cite web|url=https://kvindebiografiskleksikon.lex.dk/Inge_Krogh|title=Inge Krogh|work=Dansk kvindebiografisk leksikon|language=Danish}} She adhered to the religion of Christianity and played a central role in banning child pornography in Denmark in 1980 who had been legal since 1969 where Denmark as the first country in the world legalised pornography.{{Cite web |last=Trøiborg |first=Ida |date=2020-07-18 |title=I 11 år var Danmark hele verdens børnepornomekka: Hvorfor greb ingen ind? |url=https://jyllands-posten.dk/kultur/ECE12290907/i-11-aar-var-danmark-hele-verdens-boernepornomekka-hvorfor-greb-ingen-ind/ |access-date=2023-03-28 |website=Jyllands-Posten |language=da}} She opposed legalisation of abortion.{{Cite web |title=Inge Krogh, akademiker {{!}} lex.dk |url=https://kvindebiografiskleksikon.lex.dk/Inge_Krogh |access-date=2023-03-28 |website=Dansk Kvindebiografisk Leksikon |language=da}}

Krogh died in Horsens on 6 February 2023, at the age of 102.{{cite news |last=Nygaard|first=Else Marie|date=14 February 2023|title=Inge Krogh er død: Hun kæmpede mod børnepornografi, mens andre kaldte et forbud nyvictoriansk|trans-title= |url=https://www.kristeligt-dagblad.dk/danmark/inge-krogh-er-doed-hun-kaempede-mod-boernepornografi-mens-andre-kaldte-et-forbud|language=Danish|work=Kristeligt Dagblad|location= |access-date=15 February 2023}}

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