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.

Although Australian medical authorities have given a firm thumbs down to routine (prophylactic) circumcision of male infants and boys, the practice persists among a shrinking minority of parents. They ...

Nine public health experts say a revised policy statement on infant male circumcision issued in 2010 by the Royal Australasian College of Physicians was "not a fair and balanced representation of the ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

DARWIN, Australia, Jan. 22 (UPI) -- The Northern Territory, Australia, Child Abuse Taskforce said an aboriginal circumcision ceremony that sent three teens to the hospital is not child abuse. Three ...

Circumcision is a medical procedure that involves removing the foreskin, the tissue covering the head of the penis. It is performed for various reasons, including religious, cultural, and medical. The ...