Circumcision Not Recommended
There are no state or federal laws at all requiring parents to circumcise their son1 any such law would, in fact, be unconstitutional. No medical association in the world, American or foreign, recommends infant circumcision, and many even recommend against it.2 Some religions, however, may request it for membership. If you have any other reasons for considering circumcision, go back to the DECIDE page and examine them.
- Fox M, Thomson M. Short changed? The law and ethics of male circumcision. International Journal of Children’s Rights. 2005;13:161-81. ↩
- Canadian Paediatric Society, British Medical Association, Royal Australasian College of Physicians, Australian Association of Paediatric Surgeons, New Zealand Society of Paediatric Surgeons, Urological Society of Australasia, Royal Australasian College of Surgeons, and Paediatric Society of New Zealand ↩
Last modified: 03/26/11
