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'''Alex D. Wodak''' is an Australian doctor who often promotes circumcision together with [[Brian J. Morris]]. | '''Alex D. Wodak''' is an Australian doctor who often promotes [[circumcision]] together with [[Brian J. Morris]]. | ||
== Interests == | == Interests == | ||
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== Some of Alex Wodak's | == Some of Alex Wodak's claims for circumcision == | ||
{{Citation | {{Citation | ||
|Title=Intact is harmful to boys and men | |Title=[[Intact]] is harmful to boys and men | ||
|Text=Think of real harms to the [[uncircumcised]] boy and later man of something like a 1 in 10 risk of urinary tract infection in the [[uncircumcised]], whereas the risk of urinary tract infection in the circumcised is very much lower. Cancer of the penis for example occurs in 1 in 600 [[uncircumcised]] men is virtually unheard of in circumcised penis. | |Text=Think of real harms to the [[uncircumcised]] boy and later man of something like a 1 in 10 risk of urinary tract infection in the [[uncircumcised]], whereas the risk of [[urinary tract infection]] in the [[circumcised]] is very much lower. [[Penile cancer| Cancer of the penis]] for example occurs in 1 in 600 [[uncircumcised]] men is virtually unheard of in [[circumcised]] [[penis]]. | ||
|Author=Alex Wodak | |Author=Alex Wodak | ||
|Source=Channel 10 | |Source=Channel 10 | ||
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Wodak has not made his religious or cultural background public. He is, of course, under no obligation to do so (and nor should he be). It is known however that Australia’s Jewish community claims Wodak as one of their own and that he has participated in at least one public forum hosted by Melbourne’s Jewish community. | Wodak has not made his religious or cultural background public. He is, of course, under no obligation to do so (and nor should he be). It is known however that Australia’s Jewish community claims Wodak as one of their own and that he has participated in at least one public forum hosted by Melbourne’s Jewish community. | ||
Given all of the above, it appears valid to ask the following question: Is Wodak’s stance on circumcision based on ‘public health advocacy’, or is it based on something else?<ref>{{REFweb | Given all of the above, it appears valid to ask the following question: Is Wodak’s stance on [[circumcision]] based on ‘public health advocacy’, or is it based on something else?<ref>{{REFweb | ||
|url=https://intactivistsofaustralasia.wordpress.com/2012/08/23/meet-the-circumcision-foundation-of-australia/ | |url=https://intactivistsofaustralasia.wordpress.com/2012/08/23/meet-the-circumcision-foundation-of-australia/ | ||
|title=Meet the <q>Circumcision Academy of Australia</q> | |title=Meet the <q>Circumcision Academy of Australia</q> | ||
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* [[Australia]] | |||
* [[Circumcised doctors]] | |||
* [[Penile cancer]] | * [[Penile cancer]] | ||
* [[Smegma]] | * [[Smegma]] | ||
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[[Category:Promoter]] | [[Category:Promoter]] | ||
[[Category:Physician]] | [[Category:Physician]] | ||
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[[Category:Australia]] | [[Category:Australia]] | ||