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[[Circumcision ]] of male infants invariably is a non-beneficial, non-therapeutic [[amputation]] of a functional structure. It does not treat disease because none is present, nor does it improve health.<ref name="racp2010">{{REFdocument
|title=Circumcision of Infant Males
|url=https://www.racp.edu.au//docs/default-source/advocacy-library/circumcision-of-infant-males.pdf?sfvrsn=eaa32f1a_10
Bollinger (2010} estimated approximately 117 neonatal circumcision-related deaths occur annually in the United States, about one out of every 77 male neonatal deaths, more than suffocation, auto accidents, or even [[SIDS]].<ref name="bollinger2010">{{BollingerD 2010}}</ref>
==Infant mortality==The [[United States]], in addition to having the world's highest incidence of non-therapeutic, non-religious [[circumcision]], also has the highest rate of infant mortality. The relationship is unclear. A correlation exists but does not prove cause and effect.<ref>{{REFjournal |last= MacDorman, |init=Marian F. |author-link= |last2=Matthews |init2=TJ |author2-link= |url=https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/nvsr/nvsr63/nvsr63_05.pdf |title=International Comparisons of Infant Mortality andRelated Factors: United States and Europe, 2010 |journal=National Vital Statistics Reports |date=2014-09-25 |volume=63 |issue=5 |pages=1-7 |accessdate= 2022-09-12}}</ref>
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* [[Anonymous case reports]]
|date=2016
|accessdate=2022-01-15
}}
* {{REFweb
|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/av/world-africa-23378694
|title=When circumcision can mean death in South Africa
|last=Nomsa
|first=Maseko
|init=
|publisher=BBC
|date=2013-07-19
|accessdate=2024-05
}}