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}}</ref> Use of the phrase "routine infant circumcision" or "RIC" is a sign of ignorance on the part of the user.
[[Circumcision]] of a minor boy currently requires the surrogate consent of one parent in the [[United States]], while in the [[United Kingdom]], the surrogate consent of both parents is required, so it cannot be done automatically or "routinely".
The alleged right of a parent to consent to a non-therapeutic, non-diagnostic surgical [[amputation]] of functional tissue from a boy's [[penis]] has been questioned.<ref name="bioethics">{{REFjournal
* [[Informed consent]]
* [[NNMC]]
* [[United States of America]]
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