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Circumcision Rates in Decline as Economy Struggles

newsweek.com
Apr. 4, 2009
The decision about whether to circumcise a newborn boy requires ticking through an age-old roster of questions: Is it medically necessary? Will the baby feel much pain? Now there's another question to add to the list: how much will it cost?
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Russian Maria Sharapova signs autographs after winning her French Open womens first round match against Romanian Alexandra Cadantu at Roland Garros in Paris on May 29, 2012. Sharapova defeated Cadantu 6-0, 6-0 to advance to the next round. UPI/David Silpa