Ethics of non-therapeutic child circumcision: Difference between revisions
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|title=The law & ethics of male circumcision: guidance for doctors | |title=The law & ethics of male circumcision: guidance for doctors | ||
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The Committee on Medical Ethics of the British Medical Association (2003) published a paper to guide doctors on the law and ethics of circumcision. It advises medical doctors to proceed on a case by case basis to determine the best interests of the child before deciding to perform a circumcision. The doctor must consider the child's legal and human rights in making his or her determination. It states that a physician has a right to refuse to perform a non-therapeutic circumcision.<ref name=" | The Committee on Medical Ethics of the British Medical Association (2003) published a paper to guide doctors on the law and ethics of circumcision. It advises medical doctors to proceed on a case by case basis to determine the best interests of the child before deciding to perform a circumcision. The doctor must consider the child's legal and human rights in making his or her determination. It states that a physician has a right to refuse to perform a non-therapeutic circumcision.<ref name="bma2006"/> The College of Physicians and Surgeons of British Columbia took a similar position.<ref name="cpsbc">{{REFweb | ||
|last=College of Physicians & Surgeons of British Columbia | |last=College of Physicians & Surgeons of British Columbia | ||
|title=Circumcision (Infant Male) | |title=Circumcision (Infant Male) | ||