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The USA have by far the highest rate of circumcision among the western nations. In many maternity wards the routine circumcision of newborn boys is common. The US paediatric society, [[AAP]], is the only major medical society in the world still advocating the non-therapeutic circumcision of newborns and children, however it must be noted that the AAP's 2012 circumcision position statement expired in 2017 and has not been reaffirmed, so the present position of the AAP is unclear. In 2007, the Oregon Supreme Court, ruled, in the case of [[Boldt v. Boldt]], that the 12-year-old boy must be consulted to determine if he wants to be circumcised.