Circumcision
Do you think it would be better if boys were born without a foreskin as opposed to circumcising it? If so, why?
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Parents are assumed to have the child's best interests in mind.
But some parents request to have their newborn or older child circumcised for non-therapeutic reasons, such as the parents' desires to adhere to family tradition, cultural norms or religious beliefs.
In considering such a request, the physician may consider (in addition to any potential medical benefits and harms) such non-medical factors,
Equally, without a clear medical benefit relative to the potential harms, a physician may take the ethical position that non-medical factors do not contribute enough as benefits to outweigh the potential harms and refuse to perform the procedure.
Medical organization such as the Medical Association state that their member physicians are not obliged to perform the procedure in such situations.
But some parents request to have their newborn or older child circumcised for non-therapeutic reasons, such as the parents' desires to adhere to family tradition, cultural norms or religious beliefs.
In considering such a request, the physician may consider (in addition to any potential medical benefits and harms) such non-medical factors,
Equally, without a clear medical benefit relative to the potential harms, a physician may take the ethical position that non-medical factors do not contribute enough as benefits to outweigh the potential harms and refuse to perform the procedure.
Medical organization such as the Medical Association state that their member physicians are not obliged to perform the procedure in such situations.
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