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part of the penis amputated. For all of these reasons, their statements should not be used as a basis for informed consent.
→Informed consent for non-therapeutic circumcision of minor boys: Add text.
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Infant boys are born with a healthy foreskin. No disease or deformity is present to be diagnosed or treated. Circumcision of an infant boy is neither a diagnostic procedure nor a treatment for disease.The limited parental surrogate powers to grant informed permission recognized by the Bioethics Committee do not extend to the granting of permission or consent for the non-therapeutic circumcision of a minor child.<ref name="aap1995" />
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