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[[Routine]], non-therapeutic [[infant]] circumcision is controversial. National medical associations in America, Canada, and Australia do not recommend routine infant circumcision, and several recommend that doctors discuss the benefits and risks with prospective parents.[http://www.ama-assn.org/ama/pub/category/13585.html] [http://www.aafp.org/x1462.xml] [http://aappolicy.aappublications.org/cgi/content/full/pediatrics;103/3/686] The [[genital integrity]] movement condemns non-therapeutic infant circumcision as a [[human rights violation]] that they consider comparable to [[female genital cutting]],[http://www.cirp.org/library/legal/vanhowe5/] while [[Circumcision advocacy|circumcision advocates]] stress the medical benefits of the procedure.[http://adc.bmjjournals.com/cgi/content/full/archdischild;77/3/258]

[[Image:Circumsised penis - Flacid erect2.jpg|thumb|right|Penis,A circumcised penis in both flaccid and fully erect states, respectively ([[:Image:Circumsised penis - Flacid and Erect.jpg|larger version]]).]]

[[Image:UncirPenisFlaccid1.jpg|thumb|right|Penis, not circumcised, flaccid and erect. ([[:Image:UncirPenisFlaccid1.jpg|larger version]]).]]