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The '''Western Australia Medical Association''' (WAMA) is the [[medical trade association ]] for medical doctors who practice medicine in the state of West Western Australia. The WAMA maintains an office at 14 Stirling Highway, Nedlands {{AUSC|WA}} 6009.
==Warning against infant circumcision==
[https://www.amawa.com.au/news/mark-duncan-smith-elected-as-new-president-of-ama-wa/ Dr Mark Duncan-Smith], the president of the association, issued a warning to parents on 10 December 2021 regarding non-therapeutic child [[circumcision]]. Dr. Duncan-Smith said parents should only "follow through with the procedure if there is a valid medical reason." According to Dr Duncan-Smith only about ten percent of boys in Western Australian Australia are now being [[circumcised]].<ref>{{REFnews
|title=Parents are warned against circumcising their children after a toddler, 2, died 'of a reaction to anaesthetic' and his baby brother almost bled out
|url=https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10293843/Circumcision-warning-two-year-old-dies-brother-bleeds-Western-Australia.html