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==Circumcision policy== | ==Circumcision policy== | ||
The CPSO does not recognise the right to [[physical integrity]] provided by Section Seven of the Charter as a patient right, so it permits doctors to perform non-therapeutic [[circumcision]] of boys without [[medical indication]]. This non-compliance with the Constitution of Canada was | The CPSO does not recognise the right to [[physical integrity]] provided by Section Seven of the Charter as a patient right, so it permits doctors to perform non-therapeutic [[circumcision]] of boys without [[medical indication]]. This non-compliance with the Constitution of Canada was approved by the Health Professions Appeal and Review Board.<ref>{{REFweb | ||
|url=https://www.canlii.org/en/on/onhparb/doc/2022/2022canlii73178/2022canlii73178.html | |url=https://www.canlii.org/en/on/onhparb/doc/2022/2022canlii73178/2022canlii73178.html | ||
|title=Little v Glowacki, 2022 CanLII 73178 (ON HPARB) | |title=Little v Glowacki, 2022 CanLII 73178 (ON HPARB) | ||