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== RACP 2022 statement ==

There really was nothing wrong with the 2010 RACP statement on circumcision of infant males that required change. The RACP evidently had a change of policy that it would promote [[circumcision]] to the Australasian public at the cost of additional [[pain]], [[trauma]], and loss of [[Foreskin#Physiological_functions| physiological function]] to infant boys in [[Australia]] and [[New Zealand]].

The current RACP statement on circumcision of infant males<ref name="RACP2022">{{REFdocument

|url=https://www.racp.edu.au//docs/default-source/advocacy-library/racp-circumcision-of-infant-males-position-statement.pdf

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In a glaring display of medical ineptitude, the 2022 RACP statement cited the 2012 [[American Academy of Pediatrics]] statement, which had expired five years before in 2017 and no longer was an official statement. One should also be aware of the citation of papers by circumcision promoter [[Brian Morris]].

The RACP evidently wanted to do what it could to increase the revenue of its members from infant circumcision.

The RACP evidently wanted to do what it could to increase the revenue of its members from infant [[circumcision]] and to shift responsibilty for the certain injury from the surgeon to the parents.

* [[Australia]]

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 == RACP 2022 statement ==
+There really was nothing wrong with the 2010 RACP statement on circumcision of infant males that required change. The RACP evidently had a change of policy that it would promote [[circumcision]] to the Australasian public at the cost of additional [[pain]], [[trauma]], and loss of [[Foreskin#Physiological_functions| physiological function]] to infant boys in [[Australia]] and [[New Zealand]].
 The current RACP statement on circumcision of infant males<ref name="RACP2022">{{REFdocument
   |url=https://www.racp.edu.au//docs/default-source/advocacy-library/racp-circumcision-of-infant-males-position-statement.pdf
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 In a glaring display of medical ineptitude, the 2022 RACP statement cited the 2012 [[American Academy of Pediatrics]] statement, which had expired five years before in 2017 and no longer was an official statement. One should also be aware of the citation of papers by circumcision promoter [[Brian Morris]].
-The RACP evidently wanted to do what it could to increase the revenue of its members from infant circumcision.
+The RACP evidently wanted to do what it could to increase the revenue of its members from infant [[circumcision]] and to shift responsibilty for the certain injury from the surgeon to the parents.
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 * [[Australia]]