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== Statements regarding male circumcision ==
Some medical trade associations have published an advisory statement regarding male [[circumcision]]. Male circumcision invariably causes [[Trauma| psychic and physical trauma]] and loss of various [[Foreskin#Physiological_functions| physiological functions]]. When performed on an a newborn infant who cannot safely be given general anesthesia, circumcision causes extreme, traumatizing [[pain]]. For good reason, one may expect the statements to have been vetted by their legal departments prior to publication, so they are not purely medical statements.
Typically, the statements may:
Statements that follow this formula offers advantages to a medical trade association:
* The absence of a an actual recommendation for circumcision allows the association to escape claims for damages.
* The absence of a condemnation of circumcision allows individual members to continue to profit from performing circumcisions.