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Chopping Stopping: 60% of baby boys spared circumcision in U.S. west

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Almost all baby boys in America were circumcised until a few decades ago, when the numbers began declining. Today in the western United States, only 40% of baby boys have the top of their penis chopped off by a doctor, while the rate is 58% nationwide.

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https://jezebel.com/infant-circumcision-rates-are-down-in-u-s-hospitals-1182874726

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