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=== Medical indication ===
There are no [[medical indication| medical indications]] for circumcision of the newborn. <ref name="aap1971">{{REFbook |last=American Academy of Pediatrics, Committee on Fetus and Newborn |first= |init= |year=1971 |title=Standards and Recommendation for Hospital Care of Newborn infants |url=https://www.cirp.org/library/statements/aap/#a1971 |scope= |location=Evanston |publisher=American Academy of Pediatrics |ISBN= |accessdate=2025-03-13 }}</ref> The [[circumcision industry]] offers circumcision of the newborn to the public because of the [[financial incentive]].
The form of circumcision adopted by the medical community essentially was equivalent to the Jewish form with ''[[periah]]'', so it inflicts the maximum injury and physical [[trauma]].