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The popularity of non-circumcision of boys has increased to the point that non-circumcision has become the NORM in many sections of the United States. if long-term trends have continued, it is certainly possible that non-circumcision or "intactness" may have become the NORM in the United States.

===~~Parity~~===

=== Intact is the new norm ===

The percentage of American boys being [[circumcised]] has been slowly declining for a long time, while the number of boys with [[intact]] [[foreskin]] has correspondingly increased.<ref name="jacobson2021" /> ~~A state of parity has now been reached where the~~ percentage of ~~newborn~~ [[intact]] boys ~~is about equal to~~ the percentage of [[circumcised]] boys.

The percentage of American boys being [[circumcised]] has been slowly declining for a long time, while the number of boys with [[intact]] [[foreskin]] has correspondingly increased.<ref name="jacobson2021" /> The percentage of [[intact]] newborn boys now exceeds the percentage of [[circumcised]] newborn boys.

As the present trend continues, ~~it is expected that~~ being [[intact]] ~~will shortly become~~ the more usual, normal condition for ~~young~~ boys in America~~, if it has not already done so~~.

As the present trend continues, being [[intact]] is now the more usual, normal condition for infant boys in America.

==American [[genital integrity]] organizations==

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 The popularity of non-circumcision of boys has increased to the point that non-circumcision has become the NORM in many sections of the United States. if long-term trends have continued, it is certainly possible that non-circumcision or "intactness" may have become the NORM in the United States.
-===Parity===
+=== Intact is the new norm ===
-The percentage of American boys being [[circumcised]] has been slowly declining for a long time, while the number of boys with [[intact]] [[foreskin]] has correspondingly increased.<ref name="jacobson2021" /> A state of parity has now been reached where the percentage of newborn [[intact]] boys is about equal to the percentage of [[circumcised]] boys.
+The percentage of American boys being [[circumcised]] has been slowly declining for a long time, while the number of boys with [[intact]] [[foreskin]] has correspondingly increased.<ref name="jacobson2021" /> The percentage of [[intact]] newborn boys now exceeds the percentage of [[circumcised]] newborn boys.
-As the present trend continues, it is expected that being [[intact]] will shortly become the more usual, normal condition for young boys in America, if it has not already done so.
+As the present trend continues, being [[intact]] is now the more usual, normal condition for infant boys in America.
 ==American [[genital integrity]] organizations==