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Mainly in the [[United States]], boys formerly were [[circumcised]] without [[Informed consent]] in many hospitals immediately after birth. Very often, this was done without informing or asking the parents previously.
The word ''routine'', when applied to non-therapeutic [[circumcision]] of boys is outmoded. Circumcision has not been 'routine' (done automatically as a standard practice) since court rulings started to require [[informed consent]] in 1972.<ref>[https://h2o.law.harvard.edu/cases/250 Canterbury v. Spence], 464 F.2d 772, 782 (D.C. Cir. 1972), cert. denied, 409 U.S. 1064 (1972)</ref> Anyone who uses the term ''routine infant circumcision '' today is displaying their ignorance.
Routine infant circumcision (i. e. non-therapeutic circumcision without consent) is an unlawful procedure for which damages may be recovered.<ref name="llewellnyn1995">{{REFjournal
}}</ref> Use of the phrase "routine infant circumcision" or "RIC" is a sign of ignorance on the part of the user.
[[Circumcision]] of a minor boy currently requires the consent of a one parent in the [[United States]], while in the [[United Kingdom]], the consent of both parents is required, so it cannot be done automatically or "routinely".
The alleged right of a parent to consent to a non-therapeutic, non-diagnostic surgical [[amputation]] of functional tissue from a boy's [[penis]] has been questioned.<ref name="bioethics">{{REFjournal