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* Non-therapeutic circumcision is a violation of the child's rights under Article 7 of the [https://duckduckgo.com/?ia=web&origin=funnel_home_website&hps=1&q=charter%20of%20rights%20and%20freedoms%20section%207&atb=v320-1 Charter of Rights and Freedoms]. | * Non-therapeutic circumcision is a violation of the child's rights under Article 7 of the [https://duckduckgo.com/?ia=web&origin=funnel_home_website&hps=1&q=charter%20of%20rights%20and%20freedoms%20section%207&atb=v320-1 Charter of Rights and Freedoms]. | ||
* The health insurance plans (HIPs) do not support non-therapeutic circumcision.<ref name="skeldon2008" /> | * The health insurance plans (HIPs) do not support non-therapeutic circumcision.<ref name="skeldon2008" /> | ||
* The CPS recommends: "In cases in which medical necessity is not established or a proposed treatment is based on personal preference, interventions should be deferred until the individual concerned is able to make their own choices." | * The CPS recommends: "In cases in which medical necessity is not established or a proposed treatment is based on personal preference, interventions should be deferred until the individual concerned is able to make their own choices."<ref name="cps2015" /> | ||
* The ratio of [[intact]] fathers to [[circumcised]] fathers is changing toward more [[intact]] fathers and fewer [[circumcised ]]fathers. Boys who were born after the decline in circumcision started and who are [[intact]] are now reaching the age at which they start families and become fathers. [[Intact]] men usually do not want any son to be [[circumcised]] (See [[Adamant father syndrome]]), so they will usually not have a son [[circumcised]].<ref name="rediger-muller2013" /> This will cause a further decline in the incidence of [[circumcision]]. | * The ratio of [[intact]] fathers to [[circumcised]] fathers is changing toward more [[intact]] fathers and fewer [[circumcised ]]fathers. Boys who were born after the decline in circumcision started and who are [[intact]] are now reaching the age at which they start families and become fathers. [[Intact]] men usually do not want any son to be [[circumcised]] (See [[Adamant father syndrome]]), so they will usually not have a son [[circumcised]].<ref name="rediger-muller2013" /> This will cause a further decline in the incidence of [[circumcision]]. | ||
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===Estimates of prevalence and incidence of circumcision in Canada=== | ===Estimates of prevalence and incidence of circumcision in Canada=== | ||
The incidence of child circumcision in Canada has been in a long-term declining since the 1980s. | |||
Non-circumcision or [[genital integrity]] is the NORM in all parts of Canada and has been for several decades. The last statistics were collected in 2006-7, so they are completely out-of-date. In the absence of any current statistical data, IntactiWiki offers the following estimates for 2026: | Non-circumcision or [[genital integrity]] is the NORM in all parts of Canada and has been for several decades. The last statistics were collected in 2006-7, so they are completely out-of-date. In the absence of any current statistical data, IntactiWiki offers the following estimates for 2026: | ||
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* [[College_of_Physicians_and_Surgeons_of_Ontario]] | * [[College_of_Physicians_and_Surgeons_of_Ontario]] | ||
* [[Foreskin]] | * [[Foreskin]] | ||
* [[Foreskin comment]] | |||
* [[Jonathan A. Allan]] | * [[Jonathan A. Allan]] | ||
* [[Trauma]] | * [[Trauma]] | ||