title: Do parents have the legal authority to consent to the surgical amputation of normal, healthy tissue from their infant children?: the practice of circumcision in the United States.
authors.affiliation: McLane, Graf, Raulerson & Middleton, Concord, NH, USA.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Povenmire
mesh_terms: D002651:Child Advocacy / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D019093:Circumcision, Female / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D002944:Circumcision, Male / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D033222:Judicial Role; D008297:Male; D033242:Minors / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D033282:Parental Consent / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D013514:Surgical Procedures, Operative / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D014481:United States