Urolog. pro Praxi, 2005; 6: 253-254

ETHICAL ASPECTS OF MALE RITUAL CIRCUMCISION

MUDr. Miroslav Pešl, MUDr. Libor Zámečník, MUDr. Viktor Soukup, MUDr. Ivan Pavlík, prof. MUDr. Jan Dvořáček DrSc
Urologická klinika 1. LF UK a VFN Praha

The article questions a fact, whether a doctor, performing ritual circumcision, does not get into the conflict with principles of medical ethics because of performing an operation due to religious and not medical reasons. Authors present arguments, why such a doctor practices ethically.

Keywords: Key words: ritual circumcision, medical ethics.

Published: January 1, 2006  Show citation

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Pešl M, Zámečník L, Soukup V, Pavlík I, Dvořáček J. ETHICAL ASPECTS OF MALE RITUAL CIRCUMCISION. Urol. praxi. 2005;6(6):253-254.
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