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}}</ref> There are many issues with this statement:
* This statement misleadingly uses the word "potential" to suggest the existence of "benefits" that don't actually exist except in someone's imagination.
* This statement claims that non-therapeutic circumcision is safe "when performed by an experienced operationoperater", however infant circumcision is frequently assigned to the most junior and least-experienced operationoperater.
* This statement claims that circumcision prevents [[phimosis]] and [[paraphimosis]], however these are normal developmental conditions and not diseases.
* This statement claims that circumcision prevents [[Balanitis| balanoposthitis]], however the treatment for this inflammation depends on accurate diagnosis of the cause, followed by appropriate treatment.
* This statement completely excludes any mention of the important protective, immunological, sexual, and sensory functions of the [[foreskin]] which might dissuade a patient or his surrogate from granting [[Informed consent| consent]] for a foreskin [[amputation]].
* This statement is completely silent on [[human rights]] and medical ethics issues concerning the excision of functional body parts from a minor who is too young to grant consent.
When drafting this statement, it is evidence that the AUA placed the income of its members above the health and well-being of American boys.
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