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The [[foreskin]] is the primary erogenous functional part of the [[penis]]. The functions are classified as <b>protective functions</b> that provide physical protection, <b>immunological functions</b> that provide protection from disease, <b>sensory functions</b> that provide stimulation, and <b>sexual functions</b> that aid sexual intercourse. The excision and [[amputation]] of the foreskin by wrongful circumcision irreversibly destroys these functions. subjects the patient to severe [[pain]], and produces significant psychic and physical [[trauma]].
The [[foreskin]] is the primary erogenous functional part of the [[penis]]. The functions are classified as <b>protective functions</b> that provide physical protection, <b>immunological functions</b> that provide protection from disease, <b>sensory functions</b> that provide stimulation, and <b>sexual functions</b> that aid sexual intercourse. The excision and [[amputation]] of the foreskin by wrongful circumcision irreversibly destroys these functions. subjects the patient to severe [[pain]], and produces significant psychic and physical [[trauma]].


[[Re B and G (children) (No 2) EWFC 3| Sir James Munby, a prominent British family court judge, said that circumcision produces "significant harm".]]<ref>Re B and G (Children) (No 2) [2015] EWFC 3, [2015]</ref>
Sir James Munby, a prominent British family court judge, said that male circumcision produces "significant harm".<ref>{{REFdocument
|title=Re B and G (Children) (No 2) [2015] EWFC 3, [2015]
|url=https://www.judiciary.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/BandG_2_.pdf
|contribution=
|last=Munby
|first=James
|publisher=Royal Courts of Justice
|format=PDF
|date=2015-01-14
|accessdate=2024-07-11
}}</ref>


Money damages may be awarded by a court for the permanent loss of function and injuries caused by wrongful circumcision.
Money damages may be awarded by a court for the permanent loss of function and injuries caused by wrongful circumcision.