Do the benefits of male circumcision outweigh the risks? A critique of the proposed CDC guidelines
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) have announced a set of provisional guidelines concerning male circumcision, in which they suggest that the benefits of the surgery outweigh the risks. In this perspective article, I highlight a few of the key scientific and ethical issues worth c...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Frontiers Media S.A.
2015-03-01
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| Series: | Frontiers in Pediatrics |
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| Online Access: | http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fped.2015.00018/full |
| Summary: | The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) have announced a set of provisional guidelines concerning male circumcision, in which they suggest that the benefits of the surgery outweigh the risks. In this perspective article, I highlight a few of the key scientific and ethical issues worth considering in interpreting the new CDC recommendations. |
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| ISSN: | 2296-2360 |