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Banning Circumcision

17 Aug 2007 03:55 pm

In Australia, public hospitals in Victoria will soon prohibit the barbaric practice of involuntary male genital mutilation:

The $2 million a year saved by the ban will be spent on urgent elective surgery.

"It is important to ensure hospital services are prioritised towards treating patients who have a clinical need for surgery to improve their health," Mr Andrews said.

Win-win.

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