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[[File:Flag_of_USA.svg|thumb|150px|Flag of the United States of America (USA)]]
The '''United States of America''' is are also known as the '''United States''' or simply '''America''' or by acronyms such as '''USA''' or '''US''' or '''U.S.A.''' or '''U.S.'''.The United States is are predominantly an English-speaking nation. As in other English-speaking nations, non-therapeutic [[circumcision ]] of boys was popularized in the nineteenth century, however, the practice of non-therapeutic circumcision of boys is now in decline.
==History==
Jews have lived in America since before the Revolutionary War. They have always practiced [[Jewish circumcision| ritual circumcision]] ([[Brit Milah]]) of boys on the eighth day of life in accordance with the [[Abrahamic covenant]], however this was only for a very small percentage of the population.
===Late nineteenth century===
The first recorded non-religious circumcision of a boy in the United States occurred in 1870 when [[Lewis Albert Sayre]] circumcised a boy of five years of age for paralysis. Sayre then continued to advocate circumcision for numerous reasons until his death in 1900. According to Sayre, circumcision was recommended for paralysis, epilepsy, hernia, lunacy, curvature of the spine, and clubfoot.
Remondino is famous for his 346 page book, ''The History of Circumcision''.
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