Circumcision debate: both sides accused of ignoring evidence
17th January 2011
By Rada Rouse
LEADING Australian clinicians are accusing each other of selectively citing or ignoring scientific evidence on the benefits of male circumcision as the row over a national physicians’ policy hots up.
This week’s Medical Journal of Australia carries eight letters responding to a recent editorial recommending a boost to circumcision rates to combat heterosexual transmission of HIV.
The editorial, written by HIV researcher Professor David Cooper and colleagues, targeted the Royal Australasian College of Physicians’ (RACP) policy