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==Position statements of medical societies==
==Position statements of medical societies==


After considering the three papers published in the  ''Australian Paediatric Journal'', the [http://auspaediatrics.com.au/ Australian Paediatric Society] adopted a resolution on 24 April 1971 that the circumcision of male infants should not be performed as a routine measure. That resolution subsequently was reported in a letter by Belmaine published in the ''Medical Journal of Australia'' on 22 May 1971.<ref name="belmaine1971">{{REFjournal
After considering the three papers published in the  ''Australian Paediatric Journal'', the [http://auspaediatrics.com.au/ Australian Paediatric Society] adopted a resolution on 24 April 1971 that the circumcision of male infants should not be performed as a routine measure. That resolution subsequently was reported in a letter by Bellmaine published in the ''Medical Journal of Australia'' on 22 May 1971.<ref name="bellmaine1971">{{REFjournal
  |last=Belmaine
  |last=Bellmaine
  |init=SP
  |init=SP
  |title=Circumcision
  |title=Circumcision