Doctors who behave in an unethical or unlawful fashion should be reported to the appropriate state board for disciplinary action. This is for the benefit of the medical profession and the protection of the public. These actions may also be the subject of litigation especially if the malpractice results in personal injury. One should consult appropriate knowledgable counsel. In the case of male circumcision, such actions as Provision of false medical information to the public solicitation for surgery promotion of unnecessary circumcision use of coercion to obtain consent failure to provide complete and accurate informed consent , failure to provide information on conservative alternatives to male circumcision including no circumcision, performance of circumcision without consent, failure to use appropriate analgesia , delegation of the practice of medicine to an unlicensed individual, and negligent performance of circumcision which results in a botched circumcision are examples of misbehavior which should be reported to the appropriate state board.
Intact boys are frequently the subject of maltreatment by ill-trained physicians.
Premature forcible retraction of the foreskin is injurious to the boy and is contraindicated. It is actionable malpractice. It should also be reported to the State Medical Board. The General Medical Council receives complaints and regulates the practice of medicine in the United Kingdom. In Australia, each state or territory has its own medical board to regulate medical practice.