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To the Editor: The study by Taddio et al. (April 24 issue)¹ raises several troubling questions. First, if neonatal circumcision is not undertaken for medical reasons, is it ethical to conduct medical research on it? In the vast majority of cases, circumcision is done for religious or cultural reasons. The Canadian Paediatric Society reviewed the literature extensively and concluded that any small medical benefits do not outweigh the risks and that neonatal circumcision should not be routinely performed.² Moreover, neonatal circumcision is done without the consent of the subject, removes healthy tissue with a unique anatomical structure and function, and . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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