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* In the case of [[Re B and G (children) (No 2) EWFC 3]] , [2015], Sir James Munby ruled that male infant circumcision constituted "significant harm" and therefore a violation of the [[Children Act 1989]]. | |||
* In the 2016 case of [[Re L and B (CHILDREN)]] the court ruled that circumcision should be deferred until the child is old enough to decide for himself. | |||
* In 2021, a British judge has ruled that a boy who was taken into care shouldn't be subjected to non-consensual, non-therapeutic genital cutting. Mr. Justice Cobb said a decision about circumcision should be deferred until the 21-month-old boy is older and able to ‘make his own choice’.<ref>{{REFjournal | * In 2021, a British judge has ruled that a boy who was taken into care shouldn't be subjected to non-consensual, non-therapeutic genital cutting. Mr. Justice Cobb said a decision about circumcision should be deferred until the 21-month-old boy is older and able to ‘make his own choice’.<ref>{{REFjournal | ||
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* [[Application of Health Standards in Traditional Circumcision Act]] | |||
* [[Attorneys for the Rights of the Child]] | * [[Attorneys for the Rights of the Child]] | ||
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* {{REFweb|url=https:// | * {{REFweb|url=https://pool.intactiwiki.org/images/2008_Genital_Integrity_Policy_Statement.pdf | ||
|title=Ch. 10: American Law and the Circumcision of Children (DOC Genital Integrity Statement) | |title=Ch. 10: American Law and the Circumcision of Children (DOC Genital Integrity Statement) | ||
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|quote= | |quote=If a child does not need a circumcision, then the parental power to seek a circumcision does not exist. | ||
A consent for an unnecessary circumcision would be vitiated and invalid, so any circumcision performed | |||
with such a consent would be medical battery or criminal assault. | |||
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[[category:Criminal circumcision]] | |||
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