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Add 2015 CPS statement.
==Position statements of medical societies.==
The [[Canadian Paediatric Society]] (CPS) took a position against non-therapeutic circumcision of boys in 1975, declaring it to have "no medical indication" and to be an "obsolete operation".<ref name="cps1975">{{REFjournal
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|first=PR
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}}</ref>
The CPS again considered infant circumcision in 2015. The CPS stated:
<blockquote>While there may be a benefit for some boys in high-risk populations and circumstances where the procedure could be considered for disease reduction or treatment, the Canadian Paediatric Society does not recommend the routine circumcision of every newborn male.<ref name="cps2015">{{REFjournal
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|title=Newborn male circumcision
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|journal=Paediatr Child Health
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|date=2015-08
|volume=20
|issue=6
|pages=311-20
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10.1093/pch/20.6.311
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