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== Circumcision promoter ==

In 1941, Guttmacher claimed ~~that~~ [[foreskin]] would cause dirt to collect under the foreskin in newborns. He spread the false claim that a baby's foreskin must be forcibly retracted and scrubbed daily which is basically impossible without violence due to the [[synechia]] which adheres the foreskin to the [[glans]]. He promoted mass [[circumcision]] as a means of blunting male sexual sensitivity.<ref name="Guttmacher1941">{{REFjournal

Although Guttmacher was probably [[circumcised]] on the eighth day of life in accordance with the [[Abrahamic covenant]], and would have no personal experience of a [[foreskin]], he claimed expert knowledge. As a [[circumcised]] doctor, one would expect him to be biased in favor of [[circumcision]].

In 1941, Guttmacher erronously claimed the presence of a [[foreskin]] would cause dirt to collect under the [[Foreskin#Foreskin_in_infancy_and_childhood| foreskin in newborns]]. He spread the false claim that a baby's foreskin must be forcibly retracted and scrubbed daily which is basically impossible without violence due to the [[synechia]] which adheres the foreskin to the [[glans]]. He promoted mass [[circumcision]] as a means of blunting male [[Foreskin sensitivity| sexual sensitivity]].<ref name="Guttmacher1941">{{REFjournal

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}}</ref> So he unintentionally confirmed that the foreskin is an important part for sensation in the male genitals.

* [[Alleged reasons for circumcision]]

* [[Bias]]

* [[Circumcised doctors]]

* [[United States of America]]

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 == Circumcision promoter ==
-In 1941, Guttmacher claimed that [[foreskin]] would cause dirt to collect under the foreskin in newborns. He spread the false claim that a baby's foreskin must be forcibly retracted and scrubbed daily which is basically impossible without violence due to the [[synechia]] which adheres the foreskin to the [[glans]]. He promoted mass [[circumcision]] as a means of blunting male sexual sensitivity.<ref name="Guttmacher1941">{{REFjournal
+Although Guttmacher was probably [[circumcised]] on the eighth day of life in accordance with the [[Abrahamic covenant]], and would have no personal experience of a [[foreskin]], he claimed expert knowledge. As a [[circumcised]] doctor, one would expect him to be biased in favor of [[circumcision]].
+In 1941, Guttmacher erronously claimed the presence of a [[foreskin]] would cause dirt to collect under the [[Foreskin#Foreskin_in_infancy_and_childhood| foreskin in newborns]]. He spread the false claim that a baby's foreskin must be forcibly retracted and scrubbed daily which is basically impossible without violence due to the [[synechia]] which adheres the foreskin to the [[glans]]. He promoted mass [[circumcision]] as a means of blunting male [[Foreskin sensitivity| sexual sensitivity]].<ref name="Guttmacher1941">{{REFjournal
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 }}</ref> So he unintentionally confirmed that the foreskin is an important part for sensation in the male genitals.
+{{SEEALSO}}
+* [[Alleged reasons for circumcision]]
+* [[Bias]]
+* [[Circumcised doctors]]
+* [[United States of America]]
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