Ethics of non-therapeutic child circumcision: Difference between revisions
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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), | ||