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Some contemporary Jewish parents feel that [[circumcision]] is a painful amputation that inflicts pain, physical, [[Sexual effects of circumcision| sexual]], and [[Psychological issues of male circumcision| psychological]] harm to a child. They wish to protect a son from such harm and so have adopted a peaceful, non-cutting naming ceremony usually called [[Brit Shalom]] instead of the traditional [[Brit Milah]]. [[Jenny Goodman|Goodman]] (1999) has called for an end to ritual cutting.<ref name="goodman1999">{{REFjournal
Some contemporary Jewish parents feel that [[circumcision]] is a painful amputation that inflicts [[pain]], physical, [[Sexual effects of circumcision| sexual]], and [[Psychological issues of male circumcision| psychological]] harm to a child. They wish to protect a son from such harm and so have adopted a peaceful, non-cutting naming ceremony usually called [[Brit Shalom]] instead of the traditional [[Brit Milah]]. [[Jenny Goodman|Goodman]] (1999) has called for an end to ritual cutting.<ref name="goodman1999">{{REFjournal
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