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[[15 Square]] is a registered charity that provides information and aid to parents and both [[intact]] and circumcised males. The name refers to the approximate area of the male [[foreskin]] in square inches. 15 Square is based in Stone, Staffordshire.
==Circumcision deaths==
Gairdner (1949) reported 16 deaths per year. Death from circumcision still occurs.
Amitai Moshe, seven-days-old, stopped breathing and died after having been circumcised by a ''[[mohel]]'', who was a member of the [http://www.initiationsociety.net/ Initiation Society], at Golders Green Synagogue in North London. It was thought that the infant had cardiac arrest, perhaps brought on by the [[Pain| painful circumcision]].<ref name="beckford2007">{{REFnews
|title=Police investigate baby's death after circumcision
|url=http://www.cirp.org/news/dailytelegraph2007-02-16/
|last=Beckford
|first=Martin
|coauthors=
|publisher=The Daily Telegraph
|website=
|date=2007-02-16
|accessdate=2021-09-12
|quote=Police are investigating the circumstances of the death of a baby boy. Inquiries are being carried out by officers from the Serious Crime Directorate. The death is being treated as unexplained.
}}</ref>
==Conclusion==