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[[15 Square]] is a registered charity that provides information and aid to parents and both [[intact]] and circumcised males. The name refers to the approximate area of the male [[foreskin]] in square inches. 15 Square is based in Stone, Staffordshire. | [[15 Square]] is a registered charity that provides information and aid to parents and both [[intact]] and circumcised males. The name refers to the approximate area of the male [[foreskin]] in square inches. 15 Square is based in Stone, Staffordshire. | ||
==Circumcision deaths== | |||
Gairdner (1949) reported 16 deaths per year. Death from circumcision still occurs. | |||
Amitai Moshe, seven-days-old, stopped breathing and died after having been circumcised by a ''[[mohel]]'', who was a member of the [http://www.initiationsociety.net/ Initiation Society], at Golders Green Synagogue in North London. It was thought that the infant had cardiac arrest, perhaps brought on by the [[Pain| painful circumcision]].<ref name="beckford2007">{{REFnews | |||
|title=Police investigate baby's death after circumcision | |||
|url=http://www.cirp.org/news/dailytelegraph2007-02-16/ | |||
|last=Beckford | |||
|first=Martin | |||
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|publisher=The Daily Telegraph | |||
|website= | |||
|date=2007-02-16 | |||
|accessdate=2021-09-12 | |||
|quote=Police are investigating the circumstances of the death of a baby boy. Inquiries are being carried out by officers from the Serious Crime Directorate. The death is being treated as unexplained. | |||
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==Conclusion== | ==Conclusion== | ||