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==Circumcision in the 21st Century==
The several Australian states operate public hospitals. By 2008 all public hospitals in all states no longer offer non-therapeutic circumcision to patients.<ref>{{REFweb
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As the incidence of non-therapeutic circumcision has declined, the incidence of infant deaths and SIDS deaths has also declined, while the overall health of Australia's children has improved.<ref>{{REFbook
|last=Eldridge
|first=Deanna
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|last2=Macdonald
|first2=Malcolm
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|year=2009
|title=A Picture of Australia's Children 2009
|url=https://www.aihw.gov.au/getmedia/7f635082-69ca-4709-ae0f-52474a744cd1/phe-112-10704.pdf.aspx?inline=true
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|chapter=4
|pages=12-16
|location=Canberra
|publisher=Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
|isbn=SBN 978 1 74024 929 4
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