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==Battery==
==Battery==
[[Circumcision of the newborn]] has been compared to battery because there are no medical indications for circumcision, the child does not grant consent, and the procedure does not treat or prevent disease.
[[Circumcision of the newborn]] has been compared to the crime of <i>battery</i> because there are no medical indications for circumcision, the child does not grant consent, and the procedure does not treat or prevent disease.<ref>{{REFweb
|url=https://www.findlaw.com/criminal/criminal-charges/what-is-the-crime-of-battery.html
|title=What Is the Crime of Battery?
|last=Buckner
|first=Susan
|init=
|author-link=
|publisher=Findlaw
|date=2026-01-13
|accessdate=2026-04-20
}}</ref>
{{SEEALSO}}
{{SEEALSO}}
* [[Fatalities]]
* [[Fatalities]]