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'''Adamant father syndrome''' is the term used to describe the behavior manifested by many [[circumcised]] men when they become fathers. The "adamant father" typically insists that any son born be [[circumcised]] even though there is no medical reason for it and it is contrary to current medical advice.<ref>{{REFbook
'''Adamant father syndrome''' is the term used to describe the behavior manifested by many [[circumcised]] men when they become fathers.<ref name="hill2017">{{REFjournal
|last=Hill
|first=George
|init=G
|author-link=George Hill
|title=The case against circumcision
|journal=Journal of Men's Health and Gender
|date=2007
|volume=4
|issue=3
|pages=318-23
|url=https://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/document?repid=rep1&type=pdf&doi=04ace5046cc27f01b8fbe4aa359c059778983912
|quote=
|format=PDF
|accessdate=2023-10-01
}}</ref> There is a strong desire in [[circumcised]] men to have their son's [[penis]] look like theirs.<ref name="allan2024">{{REFbook
|last=Allan
|first=
|init=JA
|author-link=Jonathan A. Allan
|year=2024
|title=Uncut
|url=
|chapter=Chapter 3: Foreskin Fantasy
|pages=105-6
|location=Regina
|publisher=Universisty of Regina Press
|ISBN=ISBN 978-1779400307
|accessdate=2024-12-27
}}</ref> The "adamant father" typically insists that any son born be [[circumcised]] even though there is no medical reason for it and it is contrary to current medical advice.<ref>{{REFbook
  |last=Bigelow
  |last=Bigelow
  |first=Jim
  |first=Jim
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== Prolongation of an outmoded, harmful, surgical [[amputation]] ==
== Prolongation of an outmoded, harmful, surgical [[amputation]] ==


Adamant father syndrome is credited with keeping an outmoded, medically-unnecessary, non-therapeutic surgical procedure alive. For example, in Australia, the medical authorities announced in 1971 that circumcision is not necessary and should not be performed,<ref name="belmaine1971">{{REFjournal
Adamant father syndrome is credited with keeping an outmoded, medically-unnecessary, non-therapeutic surgical procedure alive. For example, in [[Australia]], the paediatric authorities announced in 1971 that [[circumcision]] is not necessary and should not be performed,<ref name="belmaine1971">{{REFjournal
  |last=Belmaine
  |last=Belmaine
  |init=SP
  |init=SP
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  |url=http://www.cirp.org/library/statements/apa1971/
  |url=http://www.cirp.org/library/statements/apa1971/
  |accessdate=2020-07-29
  |accessdate=2020-07-29
}}</ref> however, in 2018, [[Circumcision Info Australia| Circumcision Information Australia]] reported that four percent of Australian boys are still being [[circumcised]], apparently because their fathers are [[circumcised]]. The drop in [[circumcision]] incidence in [[Australia]] was credited to fewer fathers being circumcised.<ref>{{REFweb
}}</ref> however, in 2018, [[Circumcision Info Australia| Circumcision Information Australia]] reported that four percent of Australian boys are still being [[circumcised]], apparently because their fathers are [[circumcised]]. The drop in [[circumcision]] incidence in [[Australia]] is credited to fewer fathers being circumcised.<ref>{{REFweb
  |url=http://www.circinfo.org/news_2018.html#fall
  |url=http://www.circinfo.org/news_2018.html#fall
  |title=Foreskins rule! Australians rush to abandon circumcision
  |title=Foreskins rule! Australians rush to abandon circumcision
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==Video==
===Part Four: The Effects on the Male Soul and Spirit===
<youtube>?v=Fo9zBKUNVH0</youtube>  
{{SEEALSO}}
{{SEEALSO}}
* [[Bias]]
* [[Collective Cognitive Dissonance]]
* [[Plain facts for circumcised fathers of intact, foreskinned boys]]
* [[Psychological issues of male circumcision]]
* [[Psychological issues of male circumcision]]
* [[Circumcised doctors]]
* [[Circumcised doctors]]
* [[Bias]]
* [[Trauma]]
* [[Trauma]]
{{LINKS}}
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  |quote=Circumcision started in the western world as a means of sexual oppression for boys and girls.
  |quote=Circumcision started in the western world as a means of sexual oppression for boys and girls.
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* {{REFweb
|url=https://docs.google.com/document/d/1HlbR9Ed9vCWolZXxnchDP0BUeT0amvug/edit?pli=1
|title=My observations of cognitive dissonance and confirmation bias as factors determining a parent's insistence on circumcision of male children.
|last=Anonymous
|first=
|init=PMG
|author-link=Dr. X, M.D.
|publisher=Google
|date=2021-04-12
|format=PDF
|accessdate=2025-02-20
}}
* {{REFweb
|url=https://www.reddit.com/r/CircumcisionGrief/comments/1hft9u9/father_is_incapable_of_rational_thought/
|title=Father is incapable of rational though
|last=Anonymous
|publisher=Reddit
|date=2024
|accessdate=2026-06-20
}}
{{REF}}
{{REF}}


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[[Category:Psychology]]
[[Category:Psychology]]
[[Category:Sociology]]
[[Category:Australia]]


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