Routine Infant Circumcision: Difference between revisions
WikiModEn2 (talk | contribs) mNo edit summary |
WikiModEn2 (talk | contribs) No edit summary |
||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
'''{{FULLPAGENAME}}''' is the name for a surgical | '''{{FULLPAGENAME}}''' is the name for a surgical [[amputation]] that was outlawed by court decisions in the [[United States]] more than 1/2 century ago. '''RIC''' is an acronym for '''R'''outine '''I'''nfant '''C'''ircumcision. The procedure is prohibited because [[amputation]] cannot be done without [[informed consent]]. | ||
Mainly in the [[United States]], boys formerly were [[circumcised]] without [[Informed consent]] in many hospitals immediately after birth. Very often, this was done without informing or asking the parents previously. | Mainly in the [[United States]], boys formerly were [[circumcised]] without [[Informed consent]] in many hospitals immediately after birth. Very often, this was done without informing or asking the parents previously. | ||
| Line 20: | Line 20: | ||
}}</ref> | }}</ref> | ||
Routine infant circumcision no longer exists in the [[United States]], except when a hospital or doctor makes an error for which they can be sued. The phrase is outmoded and inaccurate so it should not be used to refer to non-therapeutic circumcision of boys. The [[American Academy of Pediatrics]] declared non-therapeutic infant circumcision to be an ''elective'' surgery decades ago (1989).<ref name="aap1989">{{REFjournal | Routine infant [[circumcision]] no longer exists in the [[United States]], except when a hospital or doctor makes an error for which they can be sued. The phrase is outmoded and inaccurate so it should not be used to refer to non-therapeutic circumcision of boys. The [[American Academy of Pediatrics]] declared non-therapeutic infant circumcision to be an ''elective'' surgery decades ago (1989).<ref name="aap1989">{{REFjournal | ||
|last=Schoen | |last=Schoen | ||
|first=Edgar J. | |first=Edgar J. | ||
| Line 62: | Line 62: | ||
}}</ref> Use of the phrase "routine infant circumcision" or "RIC" is a sign of ignorance on the part of the user. | }}</ref> Use of the phrase "routine infant circumcision" or "RIC" is a sign of ignorance on the part of the user. | ||
[[Circumcision]] of a minor boy currently requires the surrogate consent of one parent in the [[United States]], while in the [[United Kingdom]], the surrogate consent of both parents is required, so it cannot be done automatically or "routinely". | [[Circumcision]] of a minor boy currently requires the [[surrogate consent]] of one parent in the [[United States]], while in the [[United Kingdom]], the surrogate consent of both parents is required, so it cannot be done automatically or "routinely". | ||
The alleged right of a parent to consent to a non-therapeutic, non-diagnostic surgical [[amputation]] of functional tissue from a boy's [[penis]] has been questioned.<ref name="bioethics">{{REFjournal | The alleged right of a parent to consent to a non-therapeutic, non-diagnostic surgical [[amputation]] of functional tissue from a boy's [[penis]] has been questioned.<ref name="bioethics">{{REFjournal | ||