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[[15 Square]] is a registered charity that provides information and aid to parents and both [[intact]] and circumcised males. The name refers to the approximate area of the male [[foreskin]] in square inches. 15 Square is based in Stone, Staffordshire. | [[15 Square]] is a registered charity that provides information and aid to parents and both [[intact]] and circumcised males. The name refers to the approximate area of the male [[foreskin]] in square inches. 15 Square is based in Stone, Staffordshire. | ||
==Circumcision deaths== | ==Circumcision deaths== | ||
Gairdner (1949) reported 16 deaths per year. Death from circumcision still occurs. | Gairdner (1949) reported 16 deaths per year.<ref name="gairdner1949" /> Death from circumcision still occurs. | ||
Amitai Moshe, seven-days-old, stopped breathing and died after having been circumcised by a ''[[mohel]]'', who was a member of the [http://www.initiationsociety.net/ Initiation Society], at Golders Green Synagogue in North London. It was thought that the infant had cardiac arrest, perhaps brought on by the [[Pain| painful circumcision]].<ref name="beckford2007">{{REFnews | Amitai Moshe, seven-days-old, stopped breathing and died after having been circumcised by a ''[[mohel]]'', who was a member of the [http://www.initiationsociety.net/ Initiation Society], at Golders Green Synagogue in North London. It was thought that the infant had cardiac arrest, perhaps brought on by the [[Pain| painful circumcision]].<ref name="beckford2007">{{REFnews | ||