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Dr. '''{{FULLPAGENAME}}''', B.Sc.{{BSc}}, {{MBBS}}, {{FRACGP}}, is a [[Circumcised doctors| circumcised doctor]], general practitioner, and Jewish ''[[mohel]]'' who practises medicine in Melbourne, Victoria{{AUSC|VIC}}, [[Australia]]. Dr. Goldman claims to have ritually circumcised more than 5,000 boys since he qualified as a ''mohel'' in the mid-1980s.<ref>{{REFnews |title=Why this GP trained to become a ritual circumciser |url=https://www.ausdoc.com.au/news/why-gp-trained-become-ritual-circumciser/ |last=O'Rourke |first=Geir |publisher=Australian Doctor |website= |date=2020-10-29 |accessdate=2024-05-30 |format= |quote=There has been a long and heated debate over whether infant ritual circumcision has any place in modern society — let alone government funding through Medicare. There is the issue of consent, for one.}}</ref>== Penis amputation ==The ''Daily Mail'' reports that the [https://www.medicalboard.gov.au Medical Board of Australia] has banned him from performing [[circumcision]] after he amputated the [[penis| penises]] es of two boys while performing [[Brit Milah|ritual circumcisions ]] in homes, although he may continue to practise medicine.<refname="dailymail2024">{{REFnews

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Dr. Goldman had previously been charged with Medicare fraud regarding non-therapeutic circumcision of boys. == Male circumcision ==Many Jews believe that the ritual of [[Brit Milah]] is required by the so-called [[Abrahamic covenant]], which is has been the most sacred ritual of [[Judaism]], although it is increasingly being questioned.<ref>http://www.amazon.com/Questioning-Circumcision-Perspective-Ronald-Goldman/dp/0964489562/</ref> Reports from [[Israel]] indicate that many Jewish parents are not having their sons [[circumcised]].<ref name="haretz2012">{{REFweb |url=https://www.haaretz.com/2012-06-14/ty-article/even-in-israel-more-and-more-parents-choose-not-to-circumcise/0000017f-f77f-ddde-abff-ff7f1fb70000 |title=Even in Israel, more and more parents choose not to circumcise their sons |last=Ahutuv |first=Netta |init= |publisher=Haaretz |date=2012-06-14 |accessdate=2024-05-25}}</ref> <ref name="reuters2012">{{REFnews |title=In Israel, some rebel against circumcision |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/idUSBRE8AR0M8/ |last=Lubell |first=Maayan |author-link= |publisher=Reuters |website= |date=2012-11-28 |accessdate=2024-05-25 |quote="It's such a taboo in Israel and in Judaism,"}}</ref>

[https://www.amawa.com.au/news/mark-duncan-smith-elected-as-new-president-of-ama-wa/ Dr Mark Duncan-Smith], the president of the AMA (WA), issued a warning to parents on 10 December 2021 regarding non-therapeutic child [[circumcision]]. Dr. Duncan-Smith said parents should only "follow through with the procedure if there is a valid medical reason." According to Dr Duncan-Smith , only about ten percent of boys in Western Australia are now being [[circumcised]].<ref>{{REFnews

It is not clear what additional civil and/or criminal penalties Dr. Goldman may face.=== Potential criminal liability ===[[Davis Richards]] (1996) quoted Marion's case, which said:<blockquote>"[W]here there is a doubt about the therapeutic character of a proposed procedure, those who would be involved in the procedure may be at risk if they act merely upon a purported authorisation given by the parent or other guardian."<ref>Secretary, Department of Health and Community Services v JWB and SMB (1992) 175 CLR 218 at 275.</ref></blockquote>Richards concluded:<blockquote>Ritual male circumcision is non-therapeutic and is not warranted or justified by medical evidence. This form of mutilation should not be legally distinguished from female circumcision which is a form of female genital mutilation presently in the process of being prohibited throughout Australia and the Western world. As ritual male circumcision is non-therapeutic, may be against public policy, and clearly is not in the best interests of the child, a parent's consent may be vitiated, leaving persons involved in the procedure liable in negligence, notwithstanding parental religious beliefs. Alternatively, if a medical practitioner fails to give the parent reasonable information on the risks of and alternatives to ritual circumcision, the practitioner may also be liable in negligence.<ref>David Richards. [https://www.cirp.org/library/legal/richards/ Male Circumcision: Medical or Ritual?] 3 J Law Medicine 371 (1996).</ref></blockquote> [[J. Neville Turner]], Professor of Law at Melbourne's [https://www.monash.edu/ Monash University ] and president of [https://www.ozchild.org.au/ Oz Child], has argued that "circumcised boys may sue."<ref name="turner1996">{{REFjournal

}}</ref> Professor Turner cited Marion's case, the 1992 [https://www.hcourt.gov.au/ High Court of Australia ] case regarding parental consent.<ref>[https://www.globalhealthrights.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/HC-1992-Marions-Case.pdf Department of Health & Community Services v JWB & SMB] (“Marion’s Case”) (1992) 175 CLR 218; [1992] HCA 15</ref> Boyle et al. (2000) suggested that [[circumcision]] of incompetent minors may constitute criminal assault. They also suggested that civil liability may apply and cited cases in which damages were obtained for circumcision.<ref>{{BoyleGJ SvobodaJS PriceCP TurnerJN 2000}}</ref>

Boyle et al=== Potential civil liability ===The guardians of the mutilated boys are likely to seek compensation for their son's injuries. (2000) suggested that  In a previous case, a Perth man received $360,000 in money damages from a doctor who mutilated his [[circumcisionpenis]] of incompetent minors may constitute criminal assault. They also suggested that civil liability may apply and cited cases in which damages were obtained for circumcision.<ref>Gregory J Boyle, J Steven Svoboda, Christopher P Price, J Neville Turner. [{{REFnews |title=Press Release Regarding Shane Peterson’s Victory in Australian Circumcision Case |url=https://www.cirparclaw.org/librarypress-releases/legalpress-release-regarding-shane-petersons-victory-in-australian-circumcision-case |last=Huggins |first=Allan |init= |author-link= |last2= |init2= |author2-link= |publisher= |website=https:/boyle1/ Circumcision of Healthy Boys: Criminal Assault?] 7 J Law Med 301 (www.arclaw.org |date=2000).-01-01 |accessdate=2024-05-28 |format= |quote=}}</ref>

It is not clear what civil andIn an American case in 2010, a court awarded $10.8 million in damages after an infant lost the [[Glans penis| head]] of his [[penis]].<ref>{{REFnews |title=Atlanta lawyer wins $11 million lawsuit for family in botched circumcision |url=https://www.ajc.com/news/national/atlanta-lawyer-wins-million-lawsuit-for-family-botched-circumcision/P9Jewrh4v1GWStqGyfejiP/or criminal penalties Dr |last=Tagami |first=Ty |init= |author-link= |publisher=Atlanta Journl-Constitution |website=https://www. Goldman may faceajc.com/ |date=2010-07-10 |accessdate=2024-05-28 |format= |quote=}}</ref>