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}}</ref> It is difficult to obtain accurate estimates of the deaths caused by circumcision because hospitals are not required to release this data, doctors often purposefully attribute the death to a secondary cause, such as "hemorrhaging," or "septic [[shock]]," and oftentimes, parents who are complicit agree to keep silent about the surrounding of their child's death. | }}</ref> Deaths from [[circumcision]] appear to be grossly underreported. It is embarrassing to the [[circumcision industry]] when a boy dies from a surgical [[amputation]] that should not have been done at all. It is difficult to obtain accurate estimates of the deaths caused by circumcision because hospitals are not required to release this data, doctors often purposefully attribute the death to a secondary cause, such as "hemorrhaging," or "septic [[shock]]," and oftentimes, parents who are complicit agree to keep silent about the surrounding of their child's death. | ||
Holt (1913) reported deaths of boys from tuberculosis transmitted by tubercular ''mohelim'' during ritual non-therapeutic circumcision.<ref>{{REFjournal | Holt (1913) reported deaths of boys from tuberculosis transmitted by tubercular ''mohelim'' during ritual non-therapeutic circumcision.<ref>{{REFjournal | ||
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}}</ref> or direct oral suction of the wounded child's penis, has been mounting recently, but parents who are asked about details surrounding their children's deaths, who performed their child's circumcisions, whether or not metzitzah b'peh was performed, etc., are often not forthcoming to protect the reputation of the ritual circumcisers in their community. | }}</ref> or direct oral suction of the wounded child's penis, has been mounting recently, but parents who are asked about details surrounding their children's deaths, who performed their child's circumcisions, whether or not metzitzah b'peh was performed, etc., are often not forthcoming to protect the reputation of the ritual circumcisers in their community. | ||
Parents of children who were [[circumcised]] in the secular setting of the hospital may also agree to repeat whatever their doctor told them to protect both the reputation of the doctor involved, and to keep their conscience free of the fact that they gave their consent to the procedure. | Parents of children who were [[circumcised]] in the secular setting of the hospital may also agree to repeat whatever their doctor told them to protect both the reputation of the doctor involved, and to keep their conscience free of the fact that they gave their [[informed consent| consent]] to the procedure. | ||
==Surveys of deaths== | ==Surveys of deaths== | ||
Baker (1979) estimated 229 annual deaths from circumcision in the [[United States]].<ref>{{REFjournal | Baker (1979) estimated 229 annual deaths from [[child circumcision]] in the [[United States]].<ref>{{REFjournal | ||
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Baker (1979) estimated 229 deaths per year in the United States caused by non-therapeutic male infant circumcision.<ref name="baker1979">{{REFjournal | Baker (1979) estimated 229 deaths per year in the [[United States]] caused by non-therapeutic male infant circumcision.<ref name="baker1979">{{REFjournal | ||
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Bollinger (2010} estimated approximately 117 neonatal circumcision-related deaths occur annually in the United States, about one out of every 77 male neonatal deaths, more than suffocation, auto accidents, or even [[SIDS]].<ref name="bollinger2010">{{BollingerD 2010}}</ref> | Bollinger (2010} estimated approximately 117 neonatal circumcision-related deaths occur annually in the [[United States]], about one out of every 77 male neonatal deaths, more than suffocation, auto accidents, or even [[SIDS]].<ref name="bollinger2010">{{BollingerD 2010}}</ref> | ||
==Infant mortality== | ==Infant mortality== | ||
The [[United States]], in addition to having the world's highest incidence of non-therapeutic, non-religious [[circumcision]], also has the highest rate of infant mortality. The relationship is unclear. A correlation exists but does not prove cause and effect.<ref>{{REFjournal | The [[United States]], in addition to having the world's highest incidence of non-therapeutic, non-religious [[circumcision]], also has the highest rate of infant mortality. The relationship is unclear. A correlation exists but does not prove cause and effect.<ref>{{REFjournal | ||
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==Video== | |||
===This should be a crime.=== | |||
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* [[Anonymous case reports]] | * [[Anonymous case reports]] | ||
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[[Category:Circumcision complication]] | |||
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