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If a boy is to be [[circumcised]], then someone must grant effective consent. The boy may not do it for himself because of his minority status. [[Circumcision]] of boys is a medically-unnecessary, non-therapeutic, harmful excision of functional tissue that causes loss of various functions. | If a boy is to be [[circumcised]], then someone must grant effective consent. The boy may not do it for himself because of his minority status. [[Circumcision]] of boys is a medically-unnecessary, non-therapeutic, harmful excision of functional tissue that causes loss of various functions. | ||
Ross Povenmire ( | Ross Povenmire (1998-9) argued strongly that parents lack the authority to grant surrogate consent for circumcision where there is no medical indicaton.<ref>{{REFjournal | ||
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Hill (2002) raised the question of who can grant effective consent for such an injurious operation.<ref name="hill2002">{{REFjournal | |||
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* [[Human rights]] | * [[Human rights]] | ||