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Still (1972) described infant circumcision as a "an outdated and unnecessary procedure".<ref name="still1972">{{REFjournal |last=Still |first= |init=H |author-link= |etal=no |title=Circumcision - an outdated and unnecessary procedure? |journal= Can Fam Physician |location= |date=1972-01 |volume=18 |issue=1 |pages=51-2 |url=https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC2370328/ |archived= |quote= |pubmedID=20468719 |pubmedCID=2370328 |DOI= |doi= |accessdate=2025-01-09}}</ref>
The [[Canadian Paediatric Society]] (CPS) issued its first statement on neonatal circumcision in 1975. The statement said "there is no [[medical indication]] for circumcision during the neonatal period." The CPS called the amputation an "obsolete operation" and anticipated a "sharper decrease in the percentage of infants circumcised".<ref name="cps1975">{{REFjournal
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