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The Belgian Federal Consultative Committee for Bioethics (''[[:fr:Comité consultatif de Bioéthique de Belgique|Comité Consultatif de Bioéthique de Belgique]]'') (2017), after a three-year study, has ruled that circumcision of male children for non-therapeutic purposes is unethical in Belgium.<ref>Statement in French: {{REFweb
|last=Comité Consultif de Bioéthique de Belgique
|website=SPF Santé Publique
|title=Avis °70 du Opinion no. 70 of 8 mai 2017 relatif aux May 2017on the ethical aspects éthiques de la circoncision non médicale of nonmedical circumcision |url=https://www.health.belgium.be/sites/default/files/uploads/fields/fpshealth_theme_file/avis_70_circoncisionopinion_70_web.pdf
|date=2017-05-08
|accessdate=20172019-0911-2703
}}</ref><ref name="bulletin2017">{{REFnews
|title=Ethics committee rules against infant circumcision