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The child's interests and the case for the permissibility of male infant circumcision
- Correspondence to Dr Joseph Mazor, Department of Philosophy, Logic and Scientific Method, London School of Economics, Lakatos Building, WC2A 2AE London, UK; J.M.Mazor{at}lse.ac.uk
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The child's interests and the case for the permissibility of male infant circumcision
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- Received January 2, 2012
- Revised April 5, 2013
- Accepted April 15, 2013
- First published May 22, 2013.
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January 20, 2017
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