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|Text=The BMA does not believe that parental preference alone constitutes sufficient grounds for performing a surgical procedure on a child unable to express his own view. Parental preference must be weighed in terms of the child's interests. ... The BMA considers that the evidence concerning health benefit from non-therapeutic circumcision is insufficient for this alone to be a justification for doing it. ... Some doctors may wish to not perform [[~~circumcisions~~]] for reasons of conscience. Doctors are under no obligation to comply with a request to circumcise a child.

|Text=The BMA does not believe that parental preference alone constitutes sufficient grounds for performing a surgical procedure on a child unable to express his own view. Parental preference must be weighed in terms of the child's interests. ... The BMA considers that the evidence concerning health benefit from non-therapeutic circumcision is insufficient for this alone to be a justification for doing it. ... Some doctors may wish to not perform [[circumcision]]s for reasons of conscience. Doctors are under no obligation to comply with a request to circumcise a child.

|Source=British Medical Association

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|Text=Part of my job as a pediatrician is to advocate for those who cannot speak for themselves. I do not believe there is any justification to impose this procedure on those who cannot be involved in the decision. It is time for the culture of [[routine]] ~~circumcision~~ to end.

|Text=Part of my job as a pediatrician is to advocate for those who cannot speak for themselves. I do not believe there is any justification to impose this procedure on those who cannot be involved in the decision. It is time for the culture of [[Routine Infant Circumcision|routine circumcision]] to end.

|Author=Dr. [[Kenneth Zatz]]

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-  |Text=The BMA does not believe that parental preference alone constitutes sufficient grounds for performing a surgical procedure on a child unable to express his own view. Parental preference must be weighed in terms of the child's interests. ... The BMA considers that the evidence concerning health benefit from non-therapeutic circumcision is insufficient for this alone to be a justification for doing it. ... Some doctors may wish to not perform [[circumcisions]] for reasons of conscience. Doctors are under no obligation to comply with a request to circumcise a child.
+  |Text=The BMA does not believe that parental preference alone constitutes sufficient grounds for performing a surgical procedure on a child unable to express his own view. Parental preference must be weighed in terms of the child's interests. ... The BMA considers that the evidence concerning health benefit from non-therapeutic circumcision is insufficient for this alone to be a justification for doing it. ... Some doctors may wish to not perform [[circumcision]]s for reasons of conscience. Doctors are under no obligation to comply with a request to circumcise a child.
   |Source=British Medical Association
 }}
 {{Citation
-  |Text=Part of my job as a pediatrician is to advocate for those who cannot speak for themselves. I do not believe there is any justification to impose this procedure on those who cannot be involved in the decision. It is time for the culture of [[routine]] circumcision to end.
+  |Text=Part of my job as a pediatrician is to advocate for those who cannot speak for themselves. I do not believe there is any justification to impose this procedure on those who cannot be involved in the decision. It is time for the culture of [[Routine Infant Circumcision|routine circumcision]] to end.
   |Author=Dr. [[Kenneth Zatz]]
 }}