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===Continuing decline in practice of non-therapeutic circumcision=== | ===Continuing decline in practice of non-therapeutic circumcision=== | ||
Na, Tanny & Hutson (2015) discussed the matter of non-therapeutic circumcision of children in Australia. They concluded: | Na, Tanny & Hutson (2015) discussed the matter of non-therapeutic circumcision of children in Australia. They concluded: | ||
<blockquote>There is insufficient scientific evidence to support routine newborn circumcision in Australia done for UTI risk and HIV transmission issues alone. Therefore, any surgical complication and financial cost of routine newborn circumcision for these reasons in Australia currently cannot be justified. From a medical point of view, | <blockquote>There is insufficient scientific evidence to support routine newborn circumcision in Australia done for UTI risk and HIV transmission issues alone. Therefore, any surgical complication and financial cost of routine newborn circumcision for these reasons in Australia currently cannot be justified. From a medical point of view, the ‘price’ is still too high.<ref>{{REFjournal | ||
|last=Na | |last=Na | ||
|first=Angelika F | |first=Angelika F | ||
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* [[Circumcision Info Australia|Circumcision Information Australia]] | * [[Circumcision Info Australia|Circumcision Information Australia]] | ||
* [[Foreskin]] | * [[Foreskin]] | ||
* [[Royal Australasian College of Physicians]] | |||
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