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Closed Ban the act of infant male circumcision without a proper medical reasoning.

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Introduce an outright ban on non-medical circumcision of boys in the UK for anyone under the age of 18.

Ban the act of infant male circumcision without a proper medical reasoning.

Male circumcision in infants is an unnecessary, irreversible and unfair procedure to place upon a boy who may in the future disagree with the reasons for which it was done. Religion and parental opinion are not appropriate reasons to remove an essential part of a boys body when they lack the ability to refuse.

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