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=== Mininum age for non-therapeutic circumcision ===
Medical ethics has long recognized that surrogates have only a limited power to consent for others. That consent must be limited to the diagnosis and treatment of disease.
Two ethicists, Myers & Earp (2020), have conducted a detailed review and analysis of the claimed medical benefits of non-therapeutic [[circumcision]]. They have determined that the alleged benefits are not material, so they do not support granting of consent by a surrogate. Moreover, they comment that even the most perfectly executed surgery produces [[trauma]] and harm to the patient. Circumcision also produces tissue loss and loss of function, therefore, circumcision should be performed only after the individual reaches the age of consent and grants consent.<ref name="myers2020">{{REFjournal
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