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It is not clear what civil and/or criminal penalties Dr. Goldman may face.
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Dr. '''{{FULLPAGENAME}}''', B.Sc., MBBS, FRACGP, is a [[Circumcised doctors| circumcised doctor]], general practitioner, and Jewish ''[[mohel]]'' who practises medicine in Melbourne, Victoria, [[Australia]]. The ''Daily Mail'' reports that the [https://www.medicalboard.gov.au Medical Board of Australia] has banned him from performing [[circumcision]] after he amputated the [[penis| penises]] of two boys while performing [[Brit Milah| ritual circumcisions ]] in homes.<refname="dailymail2024">{{REFnews
|title=Top circumcision doctor is banned from performing the operations after amputating two little boys' penises, tribunal hears
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Dr. Goldman has filed an appeal with the [https://www.vcat.vic.gov.au/ Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal (VCAT)], where a hearing was held on Thursday, 23 May 2024.<ref name="dailymail2024" />
== Male circumcision ==
Many Jews believe that the ritual of [[Brit Milah]] is required by the so-called [[Abrahamic covenant]], which has been the most sacred ritual of [[Judaism]], although it is increasingly being questioned.<ref>http://www.amazon.com/Questioning-Circumcision-Perspective-Ronald-Goldman/dp/0964489562/</ref> Reports from [[Israel]] indicate that many Jewish parents are not having their sons [[circumcised]].<ref name="haretz2012">{{REFweb
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== Potential civil and criminal liability ==
It is not clear what additional civil and/or criminal penalties Dr. Goldman may face.
[[Davis Richards]] (1996) quoted Marion's case, which said:
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}}</ref> Professor Turner cited Marion's case, the 1992 [https://www.hcourt.gov.au/ High Court of Australia ] case regarding parental consent.<ref>[https://www.globalhealthrights.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/HC-1992-Marions-Case.pdf Department of Health & Community Services v JWB & SMB] (“Marion’s Case”) (1992) 175 CLR 218; [1992] HCA 15</ref>
Boyle et al. (2000) suggested that [[circumcision]] of incompetent minors may constitute criminal assault. They also suggested that civil liability may apply and cited cases in which damages were obtained for circumcision.<ref>Gregory J Boyle, J Steven Svoboda, Christopher P Price, J Neville Turner. [https://www.cirp.org/library/legal/boyle1/ Circumcision of Healthy Boys: Criminal Assault?] 7 J Law Med 301 (2000).</ref>
{{SEEALSO}}
* [[David Reimer]]
* [[Jean-Marie Huot]]
* [[Australia]]
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