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Medical analysis of circumcision

As legality of circumcision is debated, U.S. group recommends the practice

Health & Medicine

A German doctor filed a criminal complaint against a Jewish mohel for performing ritual circumcisions in that country — a practice one court found to be illegal. Meanwhile, in the United States Monday, the American Academy of Pediatrics revised its position and recommended circumcision as a beneficial practice for infant boys.

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