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American parents may still be told this myth when doctors and/or hospitals try to get an additional fee for a medically-unnecessary, harmful [[circumcision]] of a newborn son. | American parents may still be told this myth when doctors and/or hospitals try to get an additional fee for a medically-unnecessary, harmful [[circumcision]] of a newborn son. | ||
==Circumcision infection== | ==Circumcision infection actual facts== | ||
Neonatal [[circumcision]] is an elective, medically-unnecessary, non-therapeutic [[amputation]] of the healthy [[foreskin]] that is done only after parents sign a [[circumcision consent form]]. It exposes an infant to surgical risks, but does not treat or prevent disease.<ref name="deacon2022">{{REFjournal | Neonatal [[circumcision]] is an elective, medically-unnecessary, non-therapeutic, harmful [[amputation]] of the healthy [[foreskin]] that is done only after parents sign a [[circumcision consent form]]. It exposes an infant to surgical risks, but does not treat or prevent disease.<ref name="deacon2022">{{REFjournal | ||
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