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<i>Circumcision of male children was adopted into medical practice in the late 19th century. It is essentially the practice of [[periah]] that was adopted by the Jewish rabbis in the second century AD. There is nothing modern or contemporary in the practice.</i>
<i>Baby boys are not born with a diseased penis, so there is no disease to treat. Circumcision of infant boys is non-therapeutic and medically-unnecessary.<ref>{{REFbook |last=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, Illinois |publisher=American Academy of Pediatrics |ISBN= |accessdate=2025-06-22 }}</ref></i>
<i>Medical doctors in the [[United States]] are paid on a fee-for-service basis, so the more services the doctor performs, the greater is the [[Financial incentive| fee]] that he earns.</i>