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Mainly in the United States, boys are still [[Circumcision|circumcised]] in many hospitals immediately after birth. Very often, this is done without informing or asking the parents previously at all. | Mainly in the United States, boys are still [[Circumcision|circumcised]] in many hospitals immediately after birth. Very often, this is done without informing or asking the parents previously at all. | ||
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| + | Routine infant circumcision (i. e. non-therapeutic circumcision without consent) is an unlawful procedure for which damages may be recovered.<ref name="llewellnyn1995">{{REFjournal | ||
| + | |last=Llewellyn | ||
| + | |first=David | ||
| + | |author-link= | ||
| + | |title=Legal remedies for penile torts | ||
| + | |journal=The Compleat Mother | ||
| + | |date=1995 | ||
| + | |volume=40 | ||
| + | |issue= | ||
| + | |pages=16 | ||
| + | |url=http://www.cirp.org/library/legal/USA/llewellyn/ | ||
| + | |accessdate=2010-01-04 | ||
| + | }}</ref> | ||
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| + | {{REF}} | ||
[[Category:Acronym]] | [[Category:Acronym]] | ||
| + | [[Category:Laws]] | ||
[[de:Routinemäßige Jungen-Beschneidung]] | [[de:Routinemäßige Jungen-Beschneidung]] | ||
Revision as of 23:25, 4 January 2020
RIC is an acronym for Routine Infant Circumcision.
Mainly in the United States, boys are still circumcised in many hospitals immediately after birth. Very often, this is done without informing or asking the parents previously at all.
Routine infant circumcision (i. e. non-therapeutic circumcision without consent) is an unlawful procedure for which damages may be recovered.[1]
References
- ↑
Llewellyn, David. Legal remedies for penile torts. The Compleat Mother. 1995; 40: 16. Retrieved 4 January 2010.
