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Benefits of circumcision outweigh risks, US pediatrics group says

August 27, 2012

http://in.reuters.com/article/2012/08/27/usa-circumcision-idINL2E8JOEBH20120827

 

Source - Reuters


The American Academy of Pediatrics has issued new guidelines saying the health benefits of infant circumcision outweigh the risks of the surgery, but the influential physician's group has fallen short of a universal recommendation of the procedure for all infants, saying that parents should make the final call.

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