Ancient rites and new laws: How should we regulate religious circumcision of minors?

Journal of Medical Ethics

Volumn 39, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 456-458

  Davis, Dena S ^a  

^a LEHIGH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD ADVOCACY; CIRCUMCISION; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; ETHICS; EUROPE; HARM REDUCTION; HERPES SIMPLEX; HUMAN; JURISPRUDENCE; JUVENILE; LEGAL ASPECT; MALE; METHODOLOGY; NEWBORN; NEWBORNS AND MINORS; PARENTAL CONSENT; PEDIATRICS; PUBLIC HEALTH ETHICS; RELIGION; RELIGIOUS ETHICS; SUCTION; UNITED STATES;

CIRCUMCISION; NEWBORNS AND MINORS; PAEDIATRICS; PUBLIC HEALTH ETHICS; RELIGIOUS ETHICS;

CHILD ADVOCACY; CIRCUMCISION, MALE; EUROPE; HARM REDUCTION; HERPES SIMPLEX; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MINORS; NEW JERSEY; NEW YORK; PARENTAL CONSENT; RELIGION AND MEDICINE; SUCTION; SUPREME COURT DECISIONS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84879801252     PISSN: 03066800     EISSN: 14734257     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/medethics-2013-101469     Document Type: Article

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