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PDFSymposium on circumcision
The law and ethics of male circumcision: guidance for doctors
Abstract
1. Aim of the guidelines
2. Principles of good practice
3. Circumcision for medical purposes
4. Non-therapeutic circumcision
4.1. The law
4.1.1. Summary: the law
4.2. Consent and refusal
4.2.1. Children’s own consent
4.2.2. Parents’ consent
4.2.3. Summary: consent and refusal
4.3. Best interests
4.3.1. Summary: best interests
4.4. Health issues
4.5. Standards
4.6. Facilities
4.7. Charging patients
4.8. Conscientious objection
5. Useful addresses
- circumcision
- guidelines
- BMA, British Medical Association
- GMC, General Medical Council
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