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Value judgment, harm, and religious liberty.

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Journal of Medical Ethics, 01 Jun 2004, 30(3):241-247
https://doi.org/10.1136/jme.2003.003921 PMID: 15173355 PMCID: PMC1733861

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This is a comment on "Circumcision: a surgeon's perspective." J Med Ethics. 2004 Jun;30(3):238-40. A comment on this article appears in "Rationalising circumcision: from tradition to fashion, from public health to individual freedom--critical notes on cultural persistence of the practice of genital mutilation." J Med Ethics. 2004 Jun;30(3):248-53.

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J Med Ethics. 2004 Jun; 30(3): 241–247.
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Value judgment, harm, and religious liberty

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