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International protests
After the release of the position statement, a debate appeared in the journal ''Pediatrics'' and the ''Journal of Medical Ethics'' between the AAP and an ad-hoc group of Western doctors, ethicists and lawyers, who questioned the evidence and ethics of the AAP position statement, and accused the AAP of "cultural bias". The AAP received further criticism from activist groups that oppose [[circumcision]]."<ref>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Academy_of_Pediatrics</ref></blockquote>
== International protests==
In 2013, international physicians protest against American Academy of Pediatrics’ policy on infant male circumcision. This protest was organized by [[Morten Frisch]] and led to an article in ''Pediatics today''<ref>[http://knmg.artsennet.nl/web/file?uuid=62e174e8-613e-4d79-910f-747708dbf27a&owner=a8a9ce0e-f42b-47a5-960e-be08025b7b04&contentid=129611 Cultural Bias in the AAP’s 2012 Technical Report and Policy Statement on Male Circumcision. Pediatrics 2013 131 (4) (PDF)]</ref>, signed by an international group of 38 physicians from 16 European countries.
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