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==Non-therapeutic circumcision and Australian law==
==Non-therapeutic circumcision and Australian law==
Australia is a state-party to the United Nations ''Covenant on Civil and Political Rights'' (1966) and to the United Nations ''Convention on the Rights of the Child'' (1989, both of which provide various [[human rights]] to children, which are violated by non-therapeutic child circumcision.  
Australia is a state-party to the United Nations ''Covenant on Civil and Political Rights'' (1966) and to the United Nations ''Convention on the Rights of the Child'' (1989), both of which provide various [[human rights]] to children, which are violated by non-therapeutic child circumcision.  


The legality of non-therapeutic circumcision of boys has been considered several times.
The legality of non-therapeutic circumcision of boys has been considered several times.