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The '''British Medical Association''' (BMA) is a trade union for British medical doctors. The BMA's headquarters are at BMA House, Tavistock Square, Bloomsbury, London WC1H 9JP.

The '''British Medical Association''' (BMA) is a [[medical trade association]] {trade union) for British medical doctors. The BMA's headquarters are at BMA House, Tavistock Square, Bloomsbury, London WC1H 9JP.

The BMA publishes an important general medical journal, the British Medical Journal, now renamed ''[https://www.bmj.com The BMJ]''.

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The 2019 BMA guidance regarding non-therapeutic circumcision of boys is divided into twelve “cards”. Card Four discusses law. [[Human rights]] law is recognised but the BMA fail to understand the significance of [[human rights]] law. The BMA do not clearly state that [[human rights]] law grants rights to children which helps to define the best interests of the child and should be respected and protected.

The 2019 BMA Guidance for members on non-therapeutic circumcision of minors was withdrawn in Feburary 2025.

A new guidance for treatment of children and young people under 16 has been published. Updated information regarding non-therapeutic [[circumcision]] of young people is now contained in Chapter 15.<ref>{{REFdocument

|title=Ethics toolkit: Children and young people under 16

|url=https://www.bma.org.uk/media/swsfdkbw/children-and-young-people-under-16-toolkit.pdf

|contribution=

|last=Anonymous

|first=

|publisher=British Medical Association

|format=PDF

|date=2025-02

|accessdate=2025-02-27

}}</ref>

The current February 2025 BMA guidance for British medical doctors regarding non-therapeutic circumcision of children is very cautious. Doctors may also wish to consider the draft statement issued in January 2026 by the [[Crown Prosecution Service]] prior to agreeing to perform a [[circumcision]] on a child.

* [[Crown Prosecution Service]]

* [[United Kingdom]]

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-The '''British Medical Association''' (BMA) is a trade union for British medical doctors. The BMA's headquarters are at BMA House, Tavistock Square, Bloomsbury, London WC1H 9JP.
+The '''British Medical Association''' (BMA) is a [[medical trade association]] {trade union) for British medical doctors. The BMA's headquarters are at BMA House, Tavistock Square, Bloomsbury, London WC1H 9JP.
 The BMA publishes an important general medical journal, the British Medical Journal, now renamed  ''[https://www.bmj.com The BMJ]''.
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 The 2019 BMA guidance regarding non-therapeutic circumcision of boys is divided into twelve “cards”. Card Four discusses law. [[Human rights]] law is recognised but the BMA fail to understand the significance of [[human rights]] law. The BMA do not clearly state that [[human rights]] law grants rights to children which helps to define the best interests of the child and should be respected and protected.
+The 2019 BMA Guidance for members on non-therapeutic circumcision of minors was withdrawn in Feburary 2025.
+A new guidance for treatment of children and young people under 16 has been published. Updated information regarding non-therapeutic [[circumcision]] of young people is now contained in Chapter 15.<ref>{{REFdocument
+ |title=Ethics toolkit: Children and young people under 16
+ |url=https://www.bma.org.uk/media/swsfdkbw/children-and-young-people-under-16-toolkit.pdf
+ |contribution=
+ |last=Anonymous
+ |first=
+ |publisher=British Medical Association
+ |format=PDF
+ |date=2025-02
+ |accessdate=2025-02-27
+}}</ref>
+The current February 2025 BMA guidance for British medical doctors regarding non-therapeutic circumcision of children is very cautious. Doctors may also wish to consider the draft statement issued in January 2026 by the [[Crown Prosecution Service]] prior to agreeing to perform a [[circumcision]] on a child.
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+* [[Crown Prosecution Service]]
 * [[United Kingdom]]