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Reasons for circumcision
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The CPS again considered infant circumcision in 2015. The CPS stated:
<blockquote>While there may be a benefit for some boys in high-risk populations and circumstances where the procedure could be considered for disease reduction or treatment, the Canadian Paediatric Society does not recommend the routine circumcision of every newborn male.<ref name="cps2015">{{REFjournal
Third-party payment for non-therapeutic circumcision is not presently available anywhere in Canada. Parents who wish to have a son circumcised must pay out-of-pocket for the costs of the circumcision.
==Reasons for circumcision==
Rediger & Muller (2013) found "newborn male circumcision rates continue to be heavily influenced by the circumcision status of the child's father."<ref>{{REFjournal
|last=Rediger
|first=Chris
|author-link=
|last2=Muller
|first2=Andries J
|author2-link=
|etal=no
|title=Parents' rationale for male circumcision
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|journal=Can Fam Physician
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|date=2013-02
|volume=59
|issue=2
|pages=e110-5
|url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3576965/
|quote=
|pubmedID=23418252
|pubmedCID=3576965
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