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=== Medical indication ===
=== Medical indication ===
There are no [[medical indication| medical indications]] for circumcision of the newborn. The [[circumcision industry]] offers circumcision of the newborn to the public because of the [[financial incentive]].  
There are no [[medical indication| medical indications]] for circumcision of the newborn.<ref name="aap1971">{{REFbook
|last=American Academy of Pediatrics, Committee on Fetus and Newborn
|first=
|init=
|year=1971
|title=Standards and Recommendation for Hospital Care of Newborn infants
|url=https://www.cirp.org/library/statements/aap/#a1971
|scope=
|location=Evanston
|publisher=American Academy of Pediatrics
|ISBN=
|accessdate=2025-03-13
}}</ref> The [[circumcision industry]] offers circumcision of the newborn to the public because of the [[financial incentive]].  


The form of circumcision adopted by the medical community essentially was equivalent to the Jewish form with ''[[periah]]'', so it inflicts the maximum injury and physical [[trauma]].
The form of circumcision adopted by the medical community essentially was equivalent to the Jewish form with ''[[periah]]'', so it inflicts the maximum injury and physical [[trauma]].