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==Profound lack of understanding of psychological issues==
==Profound lack of understanding of psychological issues==


There was little awareness of emotional and psychological issues when child circumcision was being promoted in the late 19th century and early 20th century. For example, [[Douglas Gairdner]] made no mention at all of pain, behavior changes, or psychological issues in his landmark 1949 paper.<ref name="fate1949">{{REFjournal
There was little awareness of emotional and psychological issues when child circumcision was being promoted in the late 19th century and early 20th century. For example, [[Douglas Gairdner]] made no mention at all of pain, behavior changes, or psychological issues in his landmark 1949 paper.<ref name="fate1949">{{:GairdnerDM1949}}</ref>
|last=Gairdner
|init=DM
|title=The fate of the foreskin: a study of circumcision
|journal=British Medical Journal
|volume=2
|issue=4642
|pages=1433-1437
|url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2051968/pdf/brmedj03656-0009.pdf
|quote=
|pubmedID=15408299
|pubmedCID=2051968
|DOI=10.1136/bmj.2.4642.1433
|date=1949
|accessdate=2019-12-05
}}</ref>


==Increasing awareness==
==Increasing awareness==