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The several Australian states operate public hospitals. By 2008 all public hospitals in all states no longer offered non-therapeutic circumcision to patients.<ref>{{REFnews | The several Australian states operate public hospitals. By 2008 all public hospitals in all states no longer offered non-therapeutic [[circumcision]] to patients.<ref>{{REFnews | ||
|title=Cosmetic circumcision banned | |title=Cosmetic circumcision banned | ||
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===Continuing decline in practice of non-therapeutic circumcision=== | ===Continuing decline in practice of non-therapeutic circumcision=== | ||
Na, Tanny & Hutson (2015) discussed the matter of non-therapeutic circumcision of children in Australia. They concluded: | Na, Tanny & Hutson (2015) discussed the matter of non-therapeutic circumcision of children in Australia. They concluded: | ||
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The incidence of non-therapeutic circumcision of children in Australia has continued to diminish. [[Circumcision Info Australia| Circumcision Information Australia]] (2017) reported an incidence of infant circumcision of 9.66 percent in fiscal 2015.<ref>{{REFweb | The incidence of non-therapeutic [[circumcision]] of children in Australia has continued to diminish. [[Circumcision Info Australia| Circumcision Information Australia]] (2017) reported an incidence of infant circumcision of 9.66 percent in fiscal 2015.<ref>{{REFweb | ||
|url=http://www.circinfo.org/statistics.html | |url=http://www.circinfo.org/statistics.html | ||
|title=Incidence and prevalence of circumcision in Australia | |title=Incidence and prevalence of circumcision in Australia | ||