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'''Assault is not permitted in any country or state on earth by law.''' This should mean that this topic should have been dealt with worldwide for children.
However, many (adult) supporters of circumcision believe that removing the healthy [[foreskin]] from the healthy [[penis]] of a healthy boy (often enough without anesthesia or even anesthesia) is not a physical injury. In addition, it is often argued that something is allowed if it is not forbidden ''explicitly''. However, if, for example, [[bodily harm ]] is explicitly forbidden, but genital mutilation as a type of bodily harm is ''only'' forbidden implicitly, it is difficult to derive permission from this.
The legal situation on the subject of [[HGM]] is very different around the world. This article attempts to summarize the applicable laws with regard to [[HGM]] in the case of minors, without claiming to be exhaustive: