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The '''United Kingdom (UK)''' was the scene of early efforts to promote male circumcision. It influenced the adoption of male [[circumcision]] in other English-speaking nations. Later it was the scene of efforts to reduce and eliminate the practice.
While Jews reding residing in the UK practiced [[Jewish circumcision| ritual circumcision]] of boys on the eighth day of life in accordance with the [[Abrahamic covenant]], the practice was nearly unknown among gentiles.
==Introduction of circumcision as a medical practice==
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==Reduction of practice==
A national election was held in the United Kingdom at the end of World War II. The Labour Party gained a majority of the seats in Parliament and its leader, Clement Atlee became prime minister. The party leaned to the left and supported social welfare. Aneurin Bevan was Minister of Health. The National Health Service (NHS) was created in 1948 to provide free medical treatment for all. Services were provided based on clinical need, not ability to pay.
Male circumcision was provided when there was a clinical need. There is no clinical need for infant circumcision, so infant circumcision is not provided.
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