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==Circumcision deaths==
==Circumcision deaths==
Gairdner (1949) reported 16 deaths per year.<ref name="gairdner1949" /> Death from circumcision still occurs.
Gairdner (1949) reported 16 deaths per year.<ref name="gairdner1949" /> [[Death]] from circumcision still occurs.


* Amitai Moshe, seven-days-old, stopped breathing and died after having been [[circumcised]] by a ''[[mohel]]'' (2007), who was a member of the [http://www.initiationsociety.net/ Initiation Society], at [https://www.goldersgreenshul.org.uk/ Golders Green Synagogue] in North London. It was thought that the infant had cardiac arrest, perhaps brought on by the [[Pain| painful circumcision]].<ref name="beckford2007">{{REFnews
* Amitai Moshe, seven-days-old, stopped breathing and died after having been [[circumcised]] by a ''[[mohel]]'' (2007), who was a member of the [http://www.initiationsociety.net/ Initiation Society], at [https://www.goldersgreenshul.org.uk/ Golders Green Synagogue] in North London. It was thought that the infant had cardiac arrest, perhaps brought on by the [[Pain| painful circumcision]].<ref name="beckford2007">{{REFnews
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* Boma Oruitemeka: Death by circumcision, severe hemorrhage. 1990, London, England, United Kingdom.
* Boma Oruitemeka: Death by circumcision, severe hemorrhage. 1990, London, England, United Kingdom.
==Foreskin information from the National Health Service==
==Foreskin information from the National Health Service==
The National Health Service at Alder Hey has created a website with information about the [[foreskin]] for patients, parents and healthcare professionals.<ref>{{REFweb
The National Health Service at Alder Hey has created a website with information about the [[foreskin]] for patients, parents and healthcare professionals.<ref>{{REFweb