Child circumcision: Difference between revisions

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The [[Circumcision methods]] are discussed in a separate article.
The [[Circumcision methods]] are discussed in a separate article.
== Pain ==
== Pain ==
It is too dangerous to administer general anesthesia to newborn infants, so infant boys experience severe pain during circumcision.<ref name="garrett2024-01-09">{{REFweb
It is too dangerous to administer general anesthesia to newborn infants, so infant boys experience severe [[pain]] during circumcision.<ref name="garrett2024-01-09">{{REFweb
  |url=https://intactamerica.org/disadvantages-of-circumcision/
  |url=https://intactamerica.org/disadvantages-of-circumcision/
  |title=10 Disadvantages of Circumcision & Horrifying Facts
  |title=10 Disadvantages of Circumcision & Horrifying Facts
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In the past, advocates of circumcision claimed that a newborn child's nerve system was not yet fully developed, and that as a result, the child felt no [[pain]] during the circumcision procedure. [[Kanwaljeet J. Singh Anand| Anand]] & Hickey (1987) have shown that newborn children do in fact feel [[pain]], and more acutely than adults.<ref name="anand-hickey1987">{{REFjournal
In the past, advocates of circumcision claimed that a newborn child's nerve system was not yet fully developed, and that as a result, the child felt no [[pain]] during the circumcision procedure. This antique view has now been completely disproved. [[Kanwaljeet J. Singh Anand| Anand]] & Hickey (1987) have shown that newborn children do in fact feel [[pain]], and more acutely than adults.<ref name="anand-hickey1987">{{REFjournal
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