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→Consent for circumcision of minors
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 (1998-9) argued strongly that parents lack the authority to grant surrogate consent for circumcision where there is no medical indicatonindication.<refname="povenmire1998">{{REFjournal
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