This article is about cultural, social, and religious views on male circumcision. For ethical views on circumcision, see ethics of circumcision.
Circumcision has played a significant cultural, social, and religious role in various global cultures over the course of world history. This has subsequently led to widely varying views related to the practice.[1]
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