Child circumcision: Difference between revisions

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=== Medical indication ===
=== Medical indication ===
There are no [[medical indication| medical indications]] for circumcision of the newborn. The circumcision industry offers circumcision of the newborn to the public because of the [[financial incentive]].  
There are no [[medical indication| medical indications]] for circumcision of the newborn. The [[circumcision industry]] offers circumcision of the newborn to the public because of the [[financial incentive]].  


The form of circumcision adopted by the medical community essentially was equivalent to the Jewish form with ''[[periah]]'', so it inflicted the maximum injury.
The form of circumcision adopted by the medical community essentially was equivalent to the Jewish form with ''[[periah]]'', so it inflicted the maximum injury.
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''The following text is taken from the [[Circumpendium]].''
''The following text is taken from the [[Circumpendium]].''
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=== Prophylactic reasons ===
=== Prophylactic reasons ===