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Still (1972) described infant circumcision as a "an outdated and unnecessary procedure".<ref name="still1972">{{REFjournal
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|title=Circumcision - an outdated and unnecessary procedure?
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The [[Canadian Paediatric Society]] (CPS) issued its first statement on neonatal circumcision in 1975. The statement said "there is no [[medical indication]] for circumcision during the neonatal period." The CPS called the amputation an "obsolete operation" and anticipated a "sharper decrease in the percentage of infants circumcised".<ref name="cps1975">{{REFjournal
The [[Canadian Paediatric Society]] (CPS) issued its first statement on neonatal circumcision in 1975. The statement said "there is no [[medical indication]] for circumcision during the neonatal period." The CPS called the amputation an "obsolete operation" and anticipated a "sharper decrease in the percentage of infants circumcised".<ref name="cps1975">{{REFjournal
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