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Symposium on circumcision
The law and ethics of male circumcision: guidance for doctors
- Correspondence to: Medical Ethics Department, British Medical Association, BMA House, Tavistock Square, London WC1H 9JP, UK; ethicsbma.org.uk
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The law and ethics of male circumcision: guidance for doctors
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- First published June 1, 2004.
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April 27, 2016
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