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== Circumcision promotion ==
In 1953, he and [[Richard L. Miller]] published an influential paper in the ''American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology'', calling for the [[Routine Infant Circumcision|immediate circumcision of all males straight after birth]]. Ignoring [[Douglas Gairdner|Gairdner]] and relying heavily on the writings of [[Abraham L. Wolbarst|Wolbarst]], they insisted that “[[phimosis]]” required immediate surgical correction, and asserted that [[circumcision]] would “reduce the incidence of [[masturbation|onanism]]”, heighten male libido and “increase longevity and immunity to nearly all physical and mental illness.”
They also stated that [[circumcision]] immediately after birth was convenient for the doctor and in the financial best interests of the hospital. Leading obstetrical textbooks were soon rewritten to include Miller and Snyder’s recommendations.
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* [[Alleged reasons for circumcision]]
* [[Child Circumcision: An Elephant in the Hospital]]* [[Circumcision]]* [[Human rights]]* [[Intactivism]]* [[United States of America]]* [[Your Whole Baby]]
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