health children
Is male circumcision without consent and without medical reason legal in France?
<p>A lot of circumcision are realized on children in France without medical reasons.</p>
<p>Are those operations legal or illegal ?</p>

<h2>Male circumcision is by default legal</h2>
<p>In <a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Circumcision_and_law" rel="noreferrer">France</a> it requires the consent of both parents for children and the subject themselves if an adult.</p>
<p>If performed for religious or cultural reasons the risks must be explained. If performed for medical reasons, all alternate therapies must be explained as well.</p>
