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In the same British Medical Association paper, circumcision of a child to treat a clear and present [[medical indication ]] after a trial of conservative treatment also is not considered to be ethically questionable, provided that a suitable surrogate has granted surrogate consent after receiving all material information regarding the known risks, disadvantages, and potential benefits to be derived from the surgical operation.<ref name="bma2006"/>

}} Reaffirmed May 2011.</ref> A surrogate may only act in the best interests of the patient.<ref name="conundrum"/> A surrogate may not put a child at risk for religious reasons.<ref name="conundrum"/> A surrogate may grant consent for a medical procedure that has ''no'' [[medical indication ]] ''only'' if it is the child's best interests.<ref name="conundrum"/>

}}</ref> <!--The Canadian Paediatric Society (2015) recommends that circumcisions done in the absence of a [[medical indication ]] or for personal reasons "should be deferred until the individual concerned is able to make their own choices."<ref name="CPS2015">{{REFjournal