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<b>Ethics</b> is defined as "the principles of conduct governing an individual or a group". | |||
Male circumcisions are usually performed by medical doctors for profit, so the more specific principals of <b>medical ethics</b> or <b>bioethics</b> are applicable to the practice of [[circumcision]]. | |||
The four main principles of medical ethics are: | |||
* autonomy (respecting a patient's right to make their own decisions), | |||
* beneficence (acting in the best interest of the patient), | |||
* non-maleficence (avoiding harm to the patient), and | |||
* justice (ensuring fair treatment for all patients).<ref name="beautchamp1999">{{REFbook | |||
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|year=1999 | |||
|title=Contemporary Issues in Bioethics | |||
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|editor=Beachamp TL, Walters L | |||
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|chapter=Chapter One | |||
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|pages=18-22 | |||
|location=New York | |||
|publisher=Wadsworth Publishing Company | |||
|ISBN=0-534-50176-0 | |||
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|accessdate=2025-06-27 | |||
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These principles guide healthcare professionals in making ethical decisions in patient care. | |||
Male [[circumcision]] is the surgical removal of the [[foreskin]] (prepuce) from the human [[penis]].<ref name=sawyer_2011>{{REFbook | Male [[circumcision]] is the surgical removal of the [[foreskin]] (prepuce) from the human [[penis]].<ref name=sawyer_2011>{{REFbook | ||
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