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Male circumcisions number declining in Australia

As Iceland debates whether to outlaw circumcisions of newborn males, SBS News explores why rates have been dropping in Australia.

A boy's toes curl in pain as a doctor performs circumcision on him during a charge-free mass circumcision.

A boy's toes curl in pain as a doctor performs circumcision on him during a charge-free mass circumcision. Source: (AP Photo/Dita Alangkara)


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