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}}</ref> in which the Muslim father wanted a son circumcised but the British mother did not. The Court of Appeal stated in part:
}}</ref> in which the Muslim father wanted a son circumcised but the British mother did not. The Court of Appeals stated in part:
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The judge said it was not in the best interests of the child to be circumcised, with its risk of pain and psychological damage which the boy would find hard to understand.
The judge said it was not in the best interests of the child to be circumcised, with its risk of pain and psychological damage which the boy would find hard to understand.