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|work=The Houston Chronicle
|quote=A retired Houston-area pediatrician who works as a mohel, or Jewish ritual circumciser...
|date=2012-05-10 May 2012
|accessdate=2012-06-16
}}</ref> His discussion will include reasons some of these parents have shared with him... He offers his "services" to Jewish and non-Jewish parents who want their children circumcised.<ref>{{REFnews
|work=The Houston Chronicle
|quote=Mintz doesn't circumcise only Jewish children.
|date=2012-05-10 May 2012
|accessdate=2012-06-16
}}</ref>
|work=The Houston Chronicle
|quote=...it wasn't until his wife's cousin gave birth to a son in 1979 that he was drafted into ritual service.
|date=2012-05-10 May 2012
|accessdate=2012-06-16
}}</ref>
|work=The Houston Chronicle
|quote=Shortly after he began his mohel career, Mintz... began keeping count of his circumcisions.
|date=2012-05-10 May 2012
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}}</ref> According to his own estimations, Mintz has circumcised 9,700 babies during the past 30 years<ref>{{REFnews
|work=The Houston Chronicle
|quote=Mintz has circumcised 9,700 babies during the past 30 years, according to his count.
|date=2012-05-10 May 2012
|accessdate=2012-06-16
}}</ref>, and he aims to make this number an even 10,000 by the end of 2012.<ref>{{REFnews
|work=The Houston Chronicle
|quote=He expects to reach 10,000 near the end of this year.
|date=2012-05-10 May 2012
|accessdate=2012-06-16
}}</ref> (Source last accessed June 16) His five grandsons are included in that number.<ref>{{REFnews
|work=The Houston Chronicle
|quote=...Mintz... has circumcised all five of his grandsons...
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}}</ref>
|work=The Houston Chronicle
|quote=Now 71, Mintz says he'll keep circumcising as long as he can - until he gets shaky.
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|accessdate=2012-06-16
}}</ref>
|work=The Houston Chronicle
|quote=Mintz doesn't circumcise only Jewish children.
|date=2012-05-10 May 2012
|accessdate=2012-06-16
}}</ref> While for Jewish children, he circumcises out of religious conviction, he circumcises non-Jewish children for the aesthetic or health reasons his gentile clients give him.<ref>{{REFnews
|work=The Houston Chronicle
|quote=Many parents choose circumcision for aesthetic or health reasons...
|date=2012-05-10 May 2012
|accessdate=2012-06-16
}}</ref> However there is financial interest involved, as he charges $350.00 per child.<ref>{{REFnews
|work=The Houston Chronicle
|quote=Mintz, who charges about $350 for the service, is happy to oblige.
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|accessdate=2012-06-16
}}</ref>
|work=The Daily News
|quote=The symposium “Cutting Edge Debate: Pros, Cons and Contexts of Male Circumcision” will be held from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. at the Moody Gardens Hotel...
|date=2012-06-12 Jun 2012
|accessdate=2012-06-16
}}</ref>
|work=The Daily News
|quote=The panel will engage in a multidimensional discussion...
|date=2012-06-12 Jun 2012
|accessdate=2012-06-16
}}</ref>
|work=The Daily News
|quote=He will speak to the place of circumcision in the Jewish tradition...
|date=2012-06-12 Jun 2012
|accessdate=2012-06-16
}}</ref> as well as he shared the reasons for circumcising non-Jewish babies as part of his mohel practice.<ref>{{REFnews
|work=The Daily News
|quote=His discussion will include reasons some of these parents have shared with him...
|date=2012-06-12 Jun 2012
|accessdate=2012-06-16
}}</ref>