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==Non-therapeutic circumcision and Australian law==
Australia is a state-party to the United Nations ''Covenant on Civil and Political Rights'' (1966) and to the United Nations ''Convention on the Rights of the Child'' (1989, both of which provide various [[human rights ]] to children, which are violated by non-therapeutic child circumcision.
The legality of non-therapeutic circumcision of boys has been considered several times.
==Circumcision in the 21st Century==
The several Australian states operate public hospitals. By 2008 all public hospitals in all states no longer offer non-therapeutic circumcision to patients.<ref>{{REFnews |title=Cosmetic circumcision banned |url=http://www.cirp.org/news/theadvertiser2007-11-12/ |last=Pengelley |first=Jill |coauthors= |publisher=The Advertiser |website= |date=2007-12-09 |accessdate=2019-11-06 |quote=CIRCUMCISION will be banned in the state's public hospitals unless it is for medical reasons.}}</ref>
As the incidence of non-therapeutic circumcision has declined, the incidence of infant deaths and SIDS deaths has also declined, while the overall health of Australia's children has improved.<ref>{{REFbook