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Circumcision of male infants as a human rights violation
- Correspondence to J Steven Svoboda, Executive Director, Attorneys for the Rights of the Child, 2961 Ashby Avenue, Berkeley, California 94707, USA; arc{at}post.harvard.edu
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Circumcision of male infants as a human rights violation
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- Received November 9, 2012
- Revised January 17, 2013
- Accepted January 30, 2013
- First published May 22, 2013.
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April 27, 2016
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