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}}</ref> He cited the latest African trials and tried to advocate circumcision as [[HIV]] prevention policy in general. | }}</ref> He cited the latest African trials and tried to advocate circumcision as [[HIV]] prevention policy in general. | ||
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In 2005, a circumcision ritual practiced by some Orthodox Jews alarmed city health officials, after it led to three cases of [[herpes]] - one of them fatal.<ref name='commish-letter'/> | In 2005, a circumcision ritual practiced by some Orthodox Jews alarmed city health officials, after it led to three cases of [[herpes]] - one of them fatal.<ref name='commish-letter'/> | ||
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Frieden failed, however, to consider the right of the child to physical integrity, the rights of the child under international [[human rights]] laws or the limitations on consent of parents to non-therapeutic surgery on minor children. | Frieden failed, however, to consider the right of the child to physical integrity, the rights of the child under international [[human rights]] laws or the limitations on consent of parents to non-therapeutic surgery on minor children. | ||
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* [[Brit Milah]] | |||
* [[HIV]] | |||
* [[Metzitzah b'peh]] | |||
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