An advisory governmental institution in an Australian state is recommending that it ban non-medical circumcision on boys “except for religious reasons.” The Tasmania Law Reform Institute – whose task ...

Guidelines on circumcision from one of Australia's peak medical bodies refute the findings of a German court that has ruled that circumcising young boys represents grievous bodily harm.

In an article published recently on this site, “Male circumcision policy ignores research showing benefits”, the authors stated some alleged benefits of infant male circumcision and argued the Royal ...

Sydney-based Al-Ghazzali Centre for Islamic Sciences and Human Development founder and president, Imam Afroz Ali, appeared on the ABC's 7:30 program in October, condemning female genital mutilation ...

Infant male circumcision will be banned in public hospitals in Victoria from next month, except in cases where there is a medical need. NSW, Western Australia and Tasmania have already restricted ...

A leading researcher is calling for public hospitals to provide all baby boys with the option of circumcision, saying the benefits far outweigh the risks. The protection boys get from circumcision ...

The Royal Australasian College of Physicians recognises that there are differing medical and non-medical opinions on aspects of circumcision. Physicians say the level of protection offered by ...

Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. Doctors are calling for greater regulation and Western Australia’s health department says it will investigate whether there are any ...

Infant circumcision is an ethical issue that has lifelong effects on the child and societal costs. NOTE: Primary author is Lillian Dell'Aquila Cannon (see her blog), with assistance from Dan Bollinger ...