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}}</ref> Although in violation of Christian and Roman Catholic teachings, the Roman Catholic Church has turned a blind-eye to the practice of Tuli in the Philippine Islands, where it continues to flourish.
}}</ref> Although in violation of Christian and Roman Catholic teachings, the Roman Catholic Church has turned a blind-eye to the practice of Tuli in the Philippine Islands, where it continues to flourish.
==Health issues==
The [[foreskin]] provides immunological functions that protect the [[penis]] against [[infection]]. There is increased risk of [[infection]] both during the surgery and throughout life when the foreskin has been amputated and its [[Immunological and protective function of the foreskin| immunological and protective functions]] are unavailable.


==Psychological issues==
==Psychological issues==
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==Tuli deaths==
==Tuli deaths==
* The ''Sun Sta'' (2008) reported the death of an eleven-year-old boy, Gino Erojo, who ran a high fever and later died, although he had been admitted to hospital,<ref name="sunstar2008">{{REFnews
* The ''Sun Star'' (2008) reported the death due to [[infection]] of an eleven-year-old boy, Gino Erojo, who ran a high fever and later died, although he had been admitted to hospital.<ref name="sunstar2008">{{REFnews
  |title=Child dies in circumcision
  |title=Child dies in circumcision
  |url=https://www.cirp.org/news/2008/2008-08-05_sunstar.php
  |url=https://www.cirp.org/news/2008/2008-08-05_sunstar.php
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* ''GMA News'' reported the [[death]] due to convulsions of a 10-year-old boy in Tondo, Manilla on 20 May 2025.<ref name="consulta2025">{{REFnews
|title=0-year-old boy dies after circumcision in Tondo clinic
|url=https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/topstories/metro/946799/10-year-old-boy-dies-during-circumcision-procedure-in-tondo-clinic/story/
|last=Consulta
|first=John
|init=
|author-link=
|publisher=GMA News
|website=
|date=2025-05-20
|accessdate=2025-05-22
|quote=In tears, Marjorie recounted the events to GMA Integrated News at their home in Tondo, Manila. Her son, Nathan, just 10 years old, died shortly after undergoing a circumcision procedure at a lying-in clinic in Balut, Tondo.}}</ref>
{{SEEALSO}}
{{SEEALSO}}
* [[Adolescent and adult circumcision]]
* [[Adolescent and adult circumcision]]
* [[Boycott Made In The Philippines and Tuli]]
* [[Boycott Made In The Philippines and Tuli]]
* [[Foreskin restoration]]
* [[Foreskin restoration]]
* [[Foreskin restoration information for circumcised teens]]
* [[Human rights]]
* [[Human rights]]
* [[Post-traumatic stress disorder]]
* [[Post-traumatic stress disorder]]
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{{LINKS}}
{{LINKS}}
* {{URLwikipedia|Tuli_(rite)|Tuli (rite)}}
* {{REFweb
* {{REFweb
  |url=https://www.rappler.com/nation/foreskin-restoration-circumcision-philippines
  |url=https://www.rappler.com/nation/foreskin-restoration-circumcision-philippines
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  |accessdate=2023-07-02
  |accessdate=2023-07-02
}}
}}
 
* {{REFweb
|url=https://www.reddit.com/r/uncircumcised_talk/comments/1rdkjgv/as_a_filipino_guy_whos_uncut_how_did_you_avoid/
|title=As a Filipino guy who’s intact, how did you avoid the snip?
|last=Anonymous
|publisher=Reddit
|date=2025-02-24
|accessdate=2024-02-24
}}
{{REF}}
{{REF}}


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