Ethics of non-therapeutic child circumcision: Difference between revisions

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Lempert et al. (2022) criticized the 2019 BMA guidance for "serious weaknesses". They listed:
[[Antony Lempert| Lempert]] et al. (2022) criticized the 2019 BMA guidance for "serious weaknesses". They listed:
# the absence of an explicit stance on the underlying ethical status of NPC, coupled with an implicit permissive stance,<br>  
# the absence of an explicit stance on the underlying ethical status of NPC, coupled with an implicit permissive stance,<br>  
# an incoherent and impracticable analysis of the child’s best interests,<br>  
# an incoherent and impracticable analysis of the child’s best interests,<br>