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* The statement provides outmoded and inaccurate information regarding protection from [[HIV]].
* The statement provides outmoded and inaccurate information regarding protection from [[HIV]].
* The statement cites the [[American Academy of Pediatrics]] 2012 position statement on circumcision that was allowed to expire in 2017 due to its huge number of deficiencies.
* The statement cites the [[American Academy of Pediatrics]] 2012 position statement on circumcision that was allowed to expire in 2017 due to its huge number of deficiencies.
 
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Revision as of 22:50, 27 September 2023

The American College of Nurse-Midwives (ACNM) is the medical trade association of certified nurse-midwives and certified midwives.

The ACNM maintains an office in Silver Spring, Maryland.

Circumcision position statement

The ACNM has adopted a position statement that endorses the performance of non-therapeutic circumcision on newborn infant boys by certified nurse-midwives.[1]

A review of the position statement reveals numerous issues with inaccurate and/or outmoded information.

  • The statement lists unprovable "potential benefits" instead of actual provable benefits.
  • The statement cites bias filled papers from Brian J. Morris and his colleagues.
  • The statement provides outmoded and inaccurate information regarding protection from HIV.
  • The statement cites the American Academy of Pediatrics 2012 position statement on circumcision that was allowed to expire in 2017 due to its huge number of deficiencies.
  • The statement fails to state that parental surrogate consent is limited to diagnosis and treatment of disease, which cannot include non-therapeutic infant circumcision.[2]

References

  1. REFweb (September 2017). Newborn Male Circumcision, ACNM Board of Directors,. Retrieved 27 September 2023.
  2. REFjournal Myers A, Earp BD. What is the best age to circumcise? A medical and ethical analysis PDF. Bioethics. 2020; 34(7): 645-63. PMID. DOI. Retrieved 27 September 2023.
    Quote: Based on a careful consideration of the relevant evidence, arguments and counterarguments, we conclude that medically unnecessary penile circumcision-like other medically unnecessary genital procedures, such as 'cosmetic' labiaplasty-should not be performed on individuals who are too young (or otherwise unable) to provide meaningful consent to the procedure.