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{{Construction Site}}The '''{{FULLPAGENAME}}''' (NSS) is a British non-governmental organisation that advocates separation of church and state. The NSS is the parent organisation of the [[Secular Medical Forum]].
==Opposition to genital cutting of children==The NSS published the opinion of Dr [[Antony Lempert]] who opposesd the [[genital cutting]] of children.<ref name="lempert2022">{{REFweb |url=https://www.secularism.org.uk/opinion/2022/01/recent-studies-agree-the-risks-of-circumcision-outweigh-any-benefits-its-time-to-rethink-our-permissive-approach-to-genital-cutting |title=Recent studies agree: the risks of circumcision outweigh any benefits. It’s time to rethink our permissive approach to genital cutting |last=Lempert |first=Antony |init= |author-link=Antony Lempert |publisher=National Secular Society |date=2022-01-31 |accessdate=2023-01-20}}</ref> The NSS has taken a position in opposition to non-therapeutic (ritual) [[circumcision ]] of male children.<ref>{{REFweb
|url=https://www.secularism.org.uk/opinion/2022/11/our-health-system-is-failing-to-protect-children-from-ritual-circumcision
|title=Our health system is failing to protect children from ritual circumcision
|first=Alejandro
|publisher=National Secular Society
|date=2022--11-02 |accessdate=30232023-01-18}}</ref>==Investigation of medical doctors==The CSS used the Freedom of Information Act to obtain information on the discipline of medical doctors by the General Medical Council (GMC). The GMC holds four disciplinary sessions a year. Over the last decade it has disciplined 39 doctors for ritual (non-therapeutic) [[circumcision]] issues. The Medical Protection Society warned circumcision carries "considerable risks and complications”.<ref>{{REFnews |title=Exposed: the horror statistics behind ritual circumcision of baby boys in the UK |url=https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/exposed-horrors-ritual-circumcision-baby-28990951 |last=Penmman |first=Andrew |init= |author-link= |publisher=Mirror |website= |date=2023-01-19 |accessdate=2023-01-20 |format= |quote=
}}</ref>
==Video==
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Barrister [[James Chegwidden]] addressed the meeting of the National Secular Society about the state of the law in the [[United Kingdom]] concerning male [[circumcision]].
<youtube>v=pbu8tO2Ca5g</youtube>
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* [[United Kingdom]]
 
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* {{URLwebsite|https://www.secularism.org.uk/|2023-01-18}}
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