Ritual Male Infant Circumcision and Human Rights

被引:29
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作者
Jacobs, Allan J. [1 ]
Arora, Kavita Shah [2 ]
机构
[1] SUNY Stony Brook, Sch Med, Stony Brook, NY USA
[2] Case Western Reserve Univ, Cleveland, OH 44106 USA
来源
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF BIOETHICS | 2015年 / 15卷 / 02期
关键词
human rights; circumcision; Islam; Judaism; RELIGIOUS CIRCUMCISION; SEXUAL SATISFACTION; HIV PREVENTION; UNITED-STATES; COMPLICATIONS; ETHICS; RATES;
D O I
10.1080/15265161.2014.990162
中图分类号
B82 [伦理学(道德学)];
学科分类号
摘要
Opponents of male circumcision have increasingly used human rights positions to articulate their viewpoint. We characterize the meaning of the term "human rights." We discuss these human rights arguments with special attention to the claims of rights to an open future and to bodily integrity. We offer a three-part test under which a parental decision might be considered an unacceptable violation of a child's right. The test considers the impact of the practice on society, the impact of the practice on the individual, and the likelihood of adverse impact. Infant circumcision is permissible under this test. We conclude that infant circumcision may be proscribed as violating local norms, even though it does not violate human rights.
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