Child circumcision: Difference between revisions

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===History===

Circumcision was popularized in English-speaking nations in the nineteenth century. The practice of non-therapeutic circumcision of boys now has greatly declined in [[Australia]], [[Canada]], [[New Zealand]] and the [[United Kingdom]]. It has been gradually declining since 1965 in the [[United States]]. The incidence of circumcision of boys in the newborn period is now reported to be less than 50 percent.

Circumcision was popularized in English-speaking nations in the nineteenth century. The practice of non-therapeutic circumcision of boys now has greatly declined in [[Australia]], [[Canada]], [[New Zealand]] and the [[United Kingdom]]. It has been gradually declining since 1965 in the [[United States]]. The incidence of circumcision of boys in the newborn period is now reported to be less than 50 percent.<ref name="msn2025">{{REFnews

|title=Less Than Half of U.S. Boys Now Circumcised

|url=https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/other/less-than-half-of-us-boys-now-circumcised/ar-AA1MBjzN

|last=Anonymous

|publisher=Microsoft Network

|website=

|date=2025-09-17

|accessdate=2025-09-29

|quote=From 2012 to 2022, the prevalence of circumcision during hospitalization of male neonates age 0 to 28 days decreased significantly by nearly 5 percentage points, from 54.1% to 49.3%,

}}</ref>

It has ''never'' been a popular practice in other western nations. Circumcision of boys is not done in the Russian Federation, Latin America, or [[China]]. In [[India]] only the minority Muslim population does circumcision of children. In Europe it is only done for religious reasons by Muslims and Jews.

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 ===History===
-Circumcision was popularized in English-speaking nations in the nineteenth century. The practice of non-therapeutic circumcision of boys now has greatly declined in [[Australia]], [[Canada]], [[New Zealand]] and the [[United Kingdom]]. It has been gradually declining since 1965 in the [[United States]]. The incidence of circumcision of boys in the newborn period is now reported to be less than 50 percent.
+Circumcision was popularized in English-speaking nations in the nineteenth century. The practice of non-therapeutic circumcision of boys now has greatly declined in [[Australia]], [[Canada]], [[New Zealand]] and the [[United Kingdom]]. It has been gradually declining since 1965 in the [[United States]]. The incidence of circumcision of boys in the newborn period is now reported to be less than 50 percent.<ref name="msn2025">{{REFnews
+ |title=Less Than Half of U.S. Boys Now Circumcised
+ |url=https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/other/less-than-half-of-us-boys-now-circumcised/ar-AA1MBjzN
+ |last=Anonymous
+ |publisher=Microsoft Network
+ |website=
+ |date=2025-09-17
+ |accessdate=2025-09-29
+ |quote=From 2012 to 2022, the prevalence of circumcision during hospitalization of male neonates age 0 to 28 days decreased significantly by nearly 5 percentage points, from 54.1% to 49.3%,
+}}</ref>
 It has ''never'' been a popular practice in other western nations. Circumcision of boys is not done in the Russian Federation, Latin America, or [[China]]. In [[India]] only the minority Muslim population does circumcision of children. In Europe it is only done for religious reasons by Muslims and Jews.