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|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.
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== 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]]es of two boys while performing [[Brit Milah|ritual circumcisions]] in homes, although he may continue to practise medicine.<ref name="dailymail2024">{{REFnews
|title=Top circumcision doctor is banned from performing the operations after amputating two little boys' penises, tribunal hears
}}</ref> Dr. Goldman's websites where he promoted unnecessary non-therapeutic [[circumcision]] have suspended operation.
Dr. Goldman has filed an appeal with the [https://www.vcat.vic.gov.au/ Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal (VCAT)], where a hearing was held on Thursday, 23 May 2024.<ref name="dailymail2024"/> The VCAT, however, has rejected his request to overturn the decision of the Medical Board of Australia that prohibits him from performing circumcision.<ref>{{REFnews |title=GP accused of amputating baby’s penis in ritual circumcision fails to overturn emergency ban |url=https://www.ausdoc.com.au/news/gp-accused-of-amputating-babys-penis-in-ritual-circumcision-fails-to-overturn-emergency-ban/ |last=Saxena |first=Heather |init= |author-link= |publisher=Australian Doctor |website= |date=2014-06-13 |accessdate=2014-06-15 |format= |quote=}}</ref> <ref>{{REFnews |title=Circumcision doctor banned after ‘full amputation’ of boy’s penis |url= |last= |first= |init= |author-link= |last2= |init2= |author2-link= |publisher=Sydney Herald Sun |website= |date=2024-12-13 |season= |accessdate=2024-12-15 |format= |quote=}}</ref>
Dr. Goldman had previously been charged with Medicare fraud regarding non-therapeutic circumcision of boys.
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[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
|url=https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10293843/Circumcision-warning-two-year-old-dies-brother-bleeds-Western-Australia.html
|title=Parents are warned against circumcising their children after a toddler, 2, died 'of a reaction to anaesthetic' and his baby brother almost bled out
|accessdate=2024-05-25
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== Potential civil and criminal liability ==
It is not clear what additional civil and/or criminal penalties Dr. Goldman may face.