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{{REFjournal
|last=Hill
|first=
|init=G
|author-link=George Hill
|etal=no
|title=Can anyone authorize the nontherapeutic permanent alteration of a child's body?
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|language=
|journal=Am J Bioeth
|location=
|date=2003
|season=Spring
|volume=3
|issue=2
|article=
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|url=
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|quote=
|pubmedID=14635628
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|DOI=https://sma.org/southern-medical-journal/article/informed-consent-for-circumcision/
|doi=
|accessdate=2025-04-30
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https://www.researchgate.net/profile/George-Hill-3/publication/371599857_Can_Anyone_Authorize_the_Nontherapeutic_Permanent_Alteration_of_a_Child's_Body/links/648b8819c41fb852dd0949be/Can-Anyone-Authorize-the-Nontherapeutic-Permanent-Alteration-of-a-Childs-Body.pdf
In the case of nontherapeutic circumcision of a boy, electing not to have circumcision performed is a reasonable, practicable, and viable alternative, so patients or their proxy representatives must be given all material information about circumcision and its risks, potential benefits and possible outcomes; they must also be informed about the risks, potential benefits, and possible outcomes of remaining uncircumcised.
→Consent for circumcision of minors: Delete work notes.
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{{SEEALSO}}
* [[Human rights]]