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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]].  
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]].  
 
==Principles of medical ethis==
The four main principles of medical ethics are:
The four main principles of medical ethics are:
* autonomy (respecting a patient's right to make their own decisions),  
* autonomy (respecting a patient's right to make their own decisions),