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Judaism has historically held a belief in the so-called [[Abrahamic covenant]] which purports to require that every newborn boy be [[Jewish circumcision|circumcised on the eighth day of life]]. <ref>{{REFjournal |last=Hirsch |first=Emil G. |init=EG |author-link= |last2=Kohler |first2=Kaufmann |init2= |author2-link= |last3=Jacobs |first3=Joseph |init3= |author3-link= |last4=Friedenwald |first4=Aaron |init4= |author4-link= |last5=Broydé |first5=Isaac |init5= |author5-link= |etal=yes |title=Circumcision |trans-title= |language= |journal=Jewish Encyclopedia |location= |date=1906 |season= |volume= |issue= |article= |page= |pages= |url=https://jewishencyclopedia.com/articles/3074-berit-milah |archived= |quote= |accessdate=2022-05-04}}</ref> This has now become controversial, because of [[Circumcision risks| surgical risks]], because of the certain intense [[pain]] suffered by the boy, because of the certain lifetime loss of [[foreskin#Physiological_functions| foreskin function]], and because of the violation of the child's [[human rights]].