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most men in the world and the great majority of men in Europe, Scandinavia, Central and South America and Asia are not circumcised?
"medical" infant circumcision was introduced to prevent masturbation?
until a few decades ago, female genital cutting was promoted in the western world for many of the same reasons as male circumcision?
infant circumcision was fashionable in the English-speaking world 50 years ago but is now rare (except in the US)?
babies are strapped down to be circumcised?
circumcision with a PlastiBell™ does involve cutting?
before an infant's foreskin can be cut (or crushed) off, it must be torn away from the glans?
circumcision removes 50% of the skin of the penis?
circumcision removes the most sensitive part of the penis?
no national medical association anywhere in the world supports non-therapeutic neonatal circumcision (male or female) on medical grounds?
the claim that circumcision protects against HIV is based on 5,400 circumcisions protecting (perhaps) just 73 men?
even if the claim is true,
- it would take hundreds of circumcisions to prevent one case in the US?
- circumcision offers no protection at all to women?
- circumcision offers no protection at all to gay men?

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