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To illustrate the compulsion to repeat the trauma, Denniston (2000) tells the story of the intern who was in the hospital nursery circumcising newborn boys in the middle of the nightː

For instance, a medical colleague informed me that, a few years ago, the night nurse on duty in an American hospital telephoned a senior resident in the middle of the night. She said to him in alarm, “You had better come down to the nursery right now. One of the interns is circumcising babies.” When he arrived on the floor, he found the intern circumcising a newborn infant. The resident said, “Don’t you think that, before you perform circumcisions, you had better get some training? Aren’t you concerned that you might be removing too much skin?” The intern looked at him, and replied, “No more than they took off me!”* Sadly this young man had failed to recover from his own trauma. Like many victims, he did not realise that, since the trauma of circumcision should not have been inflicted on him, he certainly should not be inflicting circumcision on other human beinɡ.<ref>{{REFbook

For instance, a medical colleague informed me that, a few years ago, the night nurse on duty in an American hospital telephoned a senior resident in the middle of the night. She said to him in alarm, “You had better come down to the nursery right now. One of the interns is circumcising babies.” When he arrived on the floor, he found the intern circumcising a newborn infant. The resident said, “Don’t you think that, before you perform circumcisions, you had better get some training? Aren’t you concerned that you might be removing too much skin?” The intern looked at him, and replied, “No more than they took off me!” Sadly this young man had failed to recover from his own trauma. Like many victims, he did not realise that, since the trauma of circumcision should not have been inflicted on him, he certainly should not be inflicting circumcision on other human beinɡ.<ref>{{REFbook

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 To illustrate the compulsion to repeat the trauma, Denniston (2000) tells the story of the intern who was in the hospital nursery circumcising newborn boys in the middle of the nightː
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-For  instance, a medical  colleague informed me that, a few years ago, the night nurse on duty in an American hospital telephoned a senior resident in the middle of the night. She said to him  in alarm, “You  had better come  down to  the nursery right now. One of the  interns is  circumcising  babies.” When he arrived on the floor, he found the  intern circumcising a newborn infant. The resident said, “Don’t  you think that, before you perform circumcisions, you  had better get some training? Aren’t you concerned that you  might  be removing too much skin?” The intern looked at him, and replied, “No more than they took off me!”*  Sadly this young  man  had failed to recover from his own trauma. Like many  victims, he did not realise that, since the  trauma of circumcision should not have been inflicted on him, he certainly  should not be inflicting circumcision on other human beinɡ.<ref>{{REFbook
+For  instance, a medical  colleague informed me that, a few years ago, the night nurse on duty in an American hospital telephoned a senior resident in the middle of the night. She said to him  in alarm, “You  had better come  down to  the nursery right now. One of the  interns is  circumcising  babies.” When he arrived on the floor, he found the  intern circumcising a newborn infant. The resident said, “Don’t  you think that, before you perform circumcisions, you  had better get some training? Aren’t you concerned that you  might  be removing too much skin?” The intern looked at him, and replied, “No more than they took off me!”  Sadly this young  man  had failed to recover from his own trauma. Like many  victims, he did not realise that, since the  trauma of circumcision should not have been inflicted on him, he certainly  should not be inflicting circumcision on other human beinɡ.<ref>{{REFbook
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