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The [[medical trade association| medical trade associations]] are primarily the American Medical Association, the [[American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists]], the [[American Academy of Pediatrics]], the [[American Academy of Family Physicians]], and the [[American Urological Association]]. | The [[medical trade association| medical trade associations]] are primarily the American Medical Association, the [[American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists]], the [[American Academy of Pediatrics]], the [[American Academy of Family Physicians]], and the [[American Urological Association]]. | ||
Medical trade associations whose members profit from the performance of [[circumcision]] usually issue biased [[Medical_trade_association#Statements_regarding_male_circumcision| statements]] to promote non-therapeutic male [[circumcision]]. | Medical trade associations whose members profit from the performance of [[circumcision]] usually issue [[bias| biased]] [[Medical_trade_association#Statements_regarding_male_circumcision| statements]] to promote non-therapeutic male [[circumcision]]. | ||
== State medical societies == | == State medical societies == | ||
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== Medical journals == | == Medical journals == | ||
Medical journals are mostly those journals which focus on obstetrics, pediatrics, family practice, or urology and publish biased articles to promote the practice.<ref name="fleiss1999">{{REFbook | Medical journals are mostly those journals which focus on obstetrics, pediatrics, family practice, or urology and publish [[bias| biased]] articles to promote the practice.<ref name="fleiss1999">{{REFbook | ||
|last=Fleiss | |last=Fleiss | ||
|first=Paul M. | |first=Paul M. | ||
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==Profits== | ==Profits== | ||
The profits are amazingly large. Bollinger (2012) estimated annual intake from the performance of medically-unnecessary, non-therapeutic [[circumcision]] to be | Professor Morgan (1967), in his classic article — ''Penile plunder'' — accurately described the only real reason for the performance of non-therapeutic circumcision as — ''chronic remunerative surgery'' — meaning long-lasting recurring compensation to the surgeon.<ref>{{REFjournal | ||
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|author-link=William Keith Campbell Morgan | |||
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|title=Penile plunder | |||
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|journal=Med J Aust | |||
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|date=1967-05-27 | |||
|volume=1 | |||
|issue=21 | |||
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|pages=1102-3 | |||
|url=https://www.cirp.org/library/general/morgan2/ | |||
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|pubmedID=4226264 | |||
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|DOI=10.5694/j.1326-5377.1967.tb20892.x | |||
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|accessdate=2023-11-15 | |||
}}</ref> | |||
The profits are amazingly large. Bollinger (2012) estimated annual intake from the performance of medically-unnecessary, non-therapeutic [[circumcision]] to be $3,640,000,000.<ref name="bollinger2012">{{REFweb | |||
|url=https://www.academia.edu/6442587/High_Cost_of_Circumcision_3.6_Billion_Annually | |url=https://www.academia.edu/6442587/High_Cost_of_Circumcision_3.6_Billion_Annually | ||
|title=High Cost of Circumcision: $3.6 Billion Annually | |title=High Cost of Circumcision: $3.6 Billion Annually | ||
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|quote=As the saying goes, follow the money. Now you know why neither the [[American Academy of Pediatrics]], American Medical Association, [[American Academy of Family Physicians]], or the [[American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists]] haven’t condemned this unnecessary surgery, and why their physician members are quick to recommend the procedure to expectant parents. | |quote=As the saying goes, follow the money. Now you know why neither the [[American Academy of Pediatrics]], American Medical Association, [[American Academy of Family Physicians]], or the [[American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists]] haven’t condemned this unnecessary surgery, and why their physician members are quick to recommend the procedure to expectant parents. | ||
}}</ref> | }}</ref> | ||
==Video== | |||
===This should be a crime.=== | |||
<youtube>v=ob4OADNIidc</youtube> | |||
{{SEEALSO}} | {{SEEALSO}} | ||
* [[Financial incentive]] | * [[Financial incentive]] | ||
* [[United States of America]] | |||
{{LINKS}} | |||
* {{REFweb | |||
|url=http://acroposthion.com/the-foreskin-industry/ | |||
|title=The Foreskin Industry | |||
|website=Acroposthion | |||
|accessdate=2020-03-02 | |||
}} | |||
* {{REFweb | |||
|url=https://intactamerica.org/circumcision-cleanliness-myth/ | |||
|title=“Clean” vs. “Natural”: When Language Becomes a Weapon | |||
|last=Alissa | |||
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|init=K | |||
|author-link=Kristel Alissa | |||
|publisher=Intact America | |||
|date=2025-05-21 | |||
|accessdate=2025-05-22 | |||
}} | |||
{{REF}} | {{REF}} | ||
[[Category:Term]] | [[Category:Term]] | ||
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[[Category:Industry]] | [[Category:Industry]] | ||
[[Category:Promoter]] | [[Category:Promoter]] | ||
[[Category:Sociology]] | |||
[[Category:USA]] | |||
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