CULTURAL CIRCUMCISION IN EU PUBLIC HOSPITALS – AN ETHICAL DISCUSSION

The paper explores the ethical aspects of introducing cultural circumcision of children into the EU public health system. We reject commonplace arguments against circumcision: considerations of good medical practice, justice, bodily integrity, autonomy and the analogy from female genital mutilation....

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Authors: Brusa, Margherita (Author) ; Barilan, Y. Michael (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Wiley-Blackwell 2009
In: Bioethics
Year: 2009, Volume: 23, Issue: 8, Pages: 470-482
Further subjects:B cross-religious dialogue
B Tolerance
B circumcision (male)
B bodily integrity
B public healthcare (EU)
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