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'''Child Circumcision: An Elephant in the Hospital''' by [[Ryan McAllister]], {{PhD}}, Executive Director of [[NotJustSkin.org]] and others, is an educative video about [[MGM]]. | '''Child Circumcision: An Elephant in the Hospital''' by [[Ryan McAllister]], {{PhD}}, Executive Director of [[NotJustSkin.org]] and others, is an educative video about [[MGM]]. | ||
One of NotJustSkin's primary missions is to educate the public about violations of [[informed consent]] or bodily integrity. In the U.S., [[MGM|male genital cutting]], more often called [[circumcision]], is commonly practiced even though parents rarely receive the information that would be required to give informed consent to any other procedure. Circumcision is the only procedure where a doctor can legally amputate part of a non-consenting child without any medical reason. | One of NotJustSkin's primary missions is to educate the public about violations of [[informed consent]] or bodily integrity. In the U.S., [[MGM|male genital cutting]], more often called [[circumcision]], is commonly practiced even though parents rarely receive the information that would be required to give [[informed consent]] to any other procedure. Circumcision is the only procedure where a doctor can legally amputate part of a non-consenting child without any medical reason. | ||
'''NOTE:''' This presentation includes some graphic slides necessary to present the procedure and anatomy being discussed. | '''NOTE:''' This presentation includes some graphic slides necessary to present the procedure and anatomy being discussed. | ||