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Hershel Goldman

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Dr. '''{{FULLPAGENAME}}''', {{BSc}}, {{MBBS}}, {{FRACGP}}, is a [[Circumcised doctors| circumcised doctor]], general practitioner, and Jewish ''[[mohel]]'' who practises medicine in Melbourne, {{AUSC|VIC}}, [[Australia]]. Dr. Goldman claims to have ritually circumcised more than 5,000 boys since he qualified as a ''mohel'' in the mid-1980s.<ref>{{REFnews |title=Why this GP trained to become a ritual circumciser |url=https://www.ausdoc.com.au/news/why-gp-trained-become-ritual-circumciser/ |last=O'Rourke |first=Geir |publisher=Australian Doctor |website= |date=2020-10-29 |accessdate=2024-05-30 |format= |quote=There has been a long and heated debate over whether infant ritual circumcision has any place in modern society — let alone government funding through Medicare. There is the issue of consent, for one.}}</ref> 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]]es of two boys while performing [[Brit Milah|ritual circumcisions]] in homes, although he may continue to practise medicine.<ref name="dailymail2024">{{REFnews
|title=Top circumcision doctor is banned from performing the operations after amputating two little boys' penises, tribunal hears
|url=https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-13455661/Circumcision-doctor-Hershel-Goldman-fighting-ban.html
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