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Child circumcision is a harmful, unethical, and highly profitable medical practice. | Child circumcision is a [[Circumcision harm| harmful]], unethical, and highly profitable medical practice. | ||
Circumcision of boys in the [[United States]] hit its high point in 1965 and has been slowly declining in popularity ever since. Less than 1/2 of the newborn boys in the United States were [[circumcised]] in 2022. Yang et al. (2025) reported the rate of decline in the incidence of infant circumcision in their study period was 5/10s of one percent per year.<ref name="yang2025">{{REFjournal | Circumcision of boys in the [[United States]] hit its high point in 1965 and has been slowly declining in popularity ever since. Less than 1/2 of the newborn boys in the United States were [[circumcised]] in 2022. Yang et al. (2025) reported the rate of decline in the incidence of infant circumcision in their study period was 5/10s of one percent per year.<ref name="yang2025">{{REFjournal | ||
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'''[[Posthectomy]]''' is the more accurate medical term that more accurately reflects the injury and loss of functional body tissue, but the Biblical [[euphemism]], ''circumcision'', is more commonly used. | '''[[Posthectomy]]''' is the more accurate medical term that more accurately reflects the injury and loss of functional body tissue, but the Biblical [[euphemism]], ''circumcision'', is more commonly used. | ||
With reference to involuntary, non-therapeutic circumcision of children, [[Child Genital Cutting (CGC)]] is a newer term that has been introduced to avoid issues associated with more traditional terms. Bollinger (2023) identifed CGC as an [[Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs)| adverse childhood experience]].<ref name="bollinger2023">{{REFjournal | With reference to involuntary, non-therapeutic circumcision of children, [[Child Genital Cutting (CGC)]] is a newer term that has been introduced to avoid issues associated with more traditional terms. [[Dan Bollinger| Bollinger]] (2023) identifed CGC as an [[Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs)| adverse childhood experience]].<ref name="bollinger2023">{{REFjournal | ||
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Reasons for performing circumcision range widely by culture, religion, location, and age. | Reasons for performing circumcision range widely by culture, religion, location, and age. | ||
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===Religion=== | |||
====Christianity==== | |||
Circumcision is not part of [[Council at Jerusalem| Christianity]]. | |||
====Islam==== | |||
Islamic policy promotes [[Islamic_circumcision| circumcision of boys]], but the extent of the practice in the [[United States]] is not clear. | |||
====Judaism==== | |||
Although [[Judaism]] has a long-term requirement for circumcision on the eighth day of life, many contemporary Jewish parents, being aware of the [[pain]], [[trauma]], and [https://pool.intactiwiki.org/images/Circumcision_Harm_Survey-1.pdf harm] of circumcision, instead are opting for a non-cutting naming ceremony, usually called "[[Brit Shalom]]". The [[Bruchim]] organization is encouraging synagogues to accept [[intact]] Jewish boys. The practice of [[Brit Milah]] is also declining in [[Israel]]. | |||
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Yang et al. (2025) report a "significant" decline in the incidence of circumcision over a ten-year period and that only a minority of American boys are being [[circumcised]] in the newborn period since 2022. The authors reported a decline of 1/2 of one | Yang et al. (2025) report a "significant" decline in the incidence of circumcision over a ten-year period and that only a minority of American boys are being [[circumcised]] in the newborn period since 2022. The authors reported a decline of 1/2 of one percentage point per year. <ref name="yang2025" /> Although the incidence of [[circumcision of the newborn]] has been gradually declining for decades, this is the first study to report an overall incidence of less than fifty percent. Based on this new information, we can now report that [[intactness]] is now the NORM among the newborn boys of America. The decline in circumcision popularity is expected to continue. | ||
[[Intact America]] is tracking the opposition to [[circumcision]] in the [[United States]]. It reports [https://www.instagram.com/p/DKVZQGTRl77/ steadily increasing opposition] to [[child circumcision]]. | [[Intact America]] is tracking the opposition to [[circumcision]] in the [[United States]]. It reports [https://www.instagram.com/p/DKVZQGTRl77/ steadily increasing opposition] to [[child circumcision]]. | ||
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* [[Aggravated battery]] | |||
* [[Circumcision bullet-points for parents]] | * [[Circumcision bullet-points for parents]] | ||
* [[Foreskin comment]] | * [[Foreskin comment]] | ||
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<b>The following external link is of especial interest. Hundreds of contemporary parents have expressed their views in the comments regarding non-therapeutic circumcision of newborn infant boys:</b> | |||
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|url=https://www.reddit.com/r/NewDads/comments/1u3wcun/circumcision/ | |||
|title=Circumcision | |||
|last=Anonymous | |||
|publisher=REDDIT | |||
|date=2026-06-12 | |||
|accessdate=2026-06-17 | |||
}} | |||
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|url=https://www.reddit.com/r/uncircumcised_talk/comments/1v0u3r2/on_the_fence_about_having_my_baby_circumcised/ | |||
|title=On the fence about having my baby circumcised. | |||
|last=Anonymous | |||
|publisher=Reddit | |||
|date=2026-07-19 | |||
|accessdate=2026-07-19 | |||
}} | |||
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|url=https://www.reddit.com/r/uncircumcised_talk/comments/1vbb33c/circumcision_makes_it_smaller/ | |||
|title=Circumcision makes it smaller | |||
|last=Anonymous | |||
|publisher=Reddit | |||
|date=2026-07-30 | |||
|accessdate=2026-07-31 | |||
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