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}}</ref> He cited the latest African trials and tried to advocate circumcision as [[HIV]] prevention policy in general.

== [[Metzitzah b'peh~~]] [[~~herpes]] cases ==

== Metzitzah b'peh herpes cases ==

In 2005, a circumcision ritual practiced by some Orthodox Jews alarmed city health officials, after it led to three cases of [[herpes]] - one of them fatal.<ref name='commish-letter'/>

In 2005, a [[Metzitzah b'peh| circumcision ritual]]practiced by some Orthodox Jews alarmed city health officials, after it led to three cases of [[herpes]] — one of them fatal.<ref name='commish-letter'/>

[[Image:Metzitzah b peh.gif]]

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Thomas did make a number of recommendations, including the recommendation that the ''[[mohel]]'' place a glass tube or a glass tube attached to a rubber bulb around the infant's penis before suction so as not to allow the lips of the ''[[mohel]]'' to come in direct contact with the child's [[bleeding]] penis. However, since a ban was not to be placed, and since "some religious authorities consider metzitzah b’peh the only acceptable way to draw blood", he encouraged parents to "weigh the risks of [[Metzitzah b'peh|metzitzah b’peh]]" before choosing it over alternatives.<ref name='commish-letter'/>

Thomas did make a number of recommendations, including the recommendation that the ''[[mohel]]'' place a glass tube or a glass tube attached to a rubber bulb around the infant's [[penis]] before suction so as not to allow the lips of the ''[[mohel]]'' to come in direct contact with the child's [[bleeding]] penis. However, since a ban was not to be placed, and since "some religious authorities consider metzitzah b’peh the only acceptable way to draw blood", he encouraged parents to "weigh the risks of [[Metzitzah b'peh|metzitzah b’peh]]" before choosing it over alternatives.<ref name='commish-letter'/>

Frieden failed, however, to consider the right of the child to physical integrity, the rights of the child under international [[human rights]] laws or the limitations on consent of parents to non-therapeutic surgery on minor children.

Frieden failed, however, to consider the right of the child to [[physical integrity]], the rights of the child under international [[human rights]] laws or the limitations on consent of parents to non-therapeutic surgery on minor children.<ref name="myers2020">{{REFjournal

|last=Myers

|first=

|init=A

|author-link=Alex Myers

|last2=Earp

|first2=

|init2=BD

|author2-link=Brian D. Earp

|etal=no

|title=What is the best age to circumcise? A medical and ethical analysis

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|language=

|journal= Bioethics

|location=

|date=2020

|volume=34

|issue=7

|pages=645-63

|url=https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Brian-Earp-2/publication/337720859_What_Is_the_Best_Age_to_Circumcise_A_Medical_and_Ethical_Analysis/links/5f815f61a6fdccfd7b555395/What-Is-the-Best-Age-to-Circumcise-A-Medical-and-Ethical-Analysis.pdf

|archived=

|quote=Based on a careful consideration of the relevant evidence, arguments and counterarguments, we conclude that medically unnecessary penile circumcision-like other medically unnecessary genital procedures, such as 'cosmetic' labiaplasty-should not be performed on individuals who are too young (or otherwise unable) to provide meaningful consent to the procedure.

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|DOI=

|doi=10.1111/bioe.12714

|format=PDF

|accessdate=2023-12-24

}}</ref>

* [[Brit Milah]]

* [[HIV]]

* [[Human rights]]

* [[Metzitzah b'peh]]

* [[United States of America]]

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 }}</ref> He cited the latest African trials and tried to advocate circumcision as [[HIV]] prevention policy in general.
-== [[Metzitzah b'peh]] [[herpes]] cases ==
+== Metzitzah b'peh herpes cases ==
-In 2005, a circumcision ritual practiced by some Orthodox Jews alarmed city health officials, after it led to three cases of [[herpes]] - one of them fatal.<ref name='commish-letter'/>
+In 2005, a [[Metzitzah b'peh| circumcision ritual]]practiced by some Orthodox Jews alarmed city health officials, after it led to three cases of [[herpes]] — one of them fatal.<ref name='commish-letter'/>
 [[Image:Metzitzah b peh.gif]]
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 }}
-Thomas did make a number of recommendations, including the recommendation that the ''[[mohel]]'' place a glass tube or a glass tube attached to a rubber bulb around the infant's penis before suction so as not to allow the lips of the ''[[mohel]]'' to come in direct contact with the child's [[bleeding]] penis. However, since a ban was not to be placed, and since "some religious authorities consider metzitzah b’peh the only acceptable way to draw blood", he encouraged parents to "weigh the risks of [[Metzitzah b'peh|metzitzah b’peh]]" before choosing it over alternatives.<ref name='commish-letter'/>
+Thomas did make a number of recommendations, including the recommendation that the ''[[mohel]]'' place a glass tube or a glass tube attached to a rubber bulb around the infant's [[penis]] before suction so as not to allow the lips of the ''[[mohel]]'' to come in direct contact with the child's [[bleeding]] penis. However, since a ban was not to be placed, and since "some religious authorities consider metzitzah b’peh the only acceptable way to draw blood", he encouraged parents to "weigh the risks of [[Metzitzah b'peh|metzitzah b’peh]]" before choosing it over alternatives.<ref name='commish-letter'/>
-Frieden failed, however, to consider the right of the child to physical integrity, the rights of the child under international [[human rights]] laws or the limitations on consent of parents to non-therapeutic surgery on minor children.
+Frieden failed, however, to consider the right of the child to [[physical integrity]], the rights of the child under international [[human rights]] laws or the limitations on consent of parents to non-therapeutic surgery on minor children.<ref name="myers2020">{{REFjournal
+ |last=Myers
+ |first=
+ |init=A
+ |author-link=Alex Myers
+ |last2=Earp
+ |first2=
+ |init2=BD
+ |author2-link=Brian D. Earp
+ |etal=no
+ |title=What is the best age to circumcise? A medical and ethical analysis
+ |trans-title=
+ |language=
+ |journal= Bioethics
+ |location=
+ |date=2020
+ |volume=34
+ |issue=7
+ |pages=645-63
+ |url=https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Brian-Earp-2/publication/337720859_What_Is_the_Best_Age_to_Circumcise_A_Medical_and_Ethical_Analysis/links/5f815f61a6fdccfd7b555395/What-Is-the-Best-Age-to-Circumcise-A-Medical-and-Ethical-Analysis.pdf
+ |archived=
+ |quote=Based on a careful consideration of the relevant evidence, arguments and counterarguments, we conclude that medically unnecessary penile circumcision-like other medically unnecessary genital procedures, such as 'cosmetic' labiaplasty-should not be performed on individuals who are too young (or otherwise unable) to provide meaningful consent to the procedure.
+ |pubmedID=32068898
+ |pubmedCID=
+ |DOI=
+ |doi=10.1111/bioe.12714
+ |format=PDF
+ |accessdate=2023-12-24
+}}</ref>
+{{SEEALSO}}
+* [[Brit Milah]]
+* [[HIV]]
+* [[Human rights]]
+* [[Metzitzah b'peh]]
+* [[United States of America]]
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 {{REF}}
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 [[Category:Physician]]
+[[Category:Jewish]]
 [[Category:Lawsuit]]