Changes

}}</ref> There are no medical indications for [[circumcision of the newborn]]. <ref>{{REFbook |last=Committee on Fetus and Newborn |first= |init= |year=1971 |title=Standards and Recommendation for Hospital Care of Newborn infants. |url=https://www.cirp.org/library/statements/aap/#a1971 |scope= |location=Evanston, Illinois |publisher=American Academy of Pediatrics |ISBN= |accessdate=2025-05-04 }}</ref> It is a medically-unnecessary, non-therapeutic procedure. [[Circumcision]] creates horrible [[pain]] and [[trauma]], so an infant must be "stable and healthy" to survive the surgery.<ref>{{REFjournal