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==History==
==History==
Blank was an Assistant Commissioner at the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene at the time that a ''mohel'' was believed to have infected three infants with [[herpes]] after performing mouth suction on their penis wounds.<ref>{{REFweb
Blank was an Assistant Commissioner at the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene at the time that a ''mohel'' was believed to have infected three infants with [[herpes]] after performing mouth suction on their [[penis]] wounds.<ref>{{REFweb
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==Chairman of the 2012 AAP Circumcision Committee==
==Chairman of the 2012 AAP Circumcision Committee==
She appears to be convinced of the medical advantages of circumcision.
She appears to be convinced of the medical advantages of circumcision.
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Susan Black is an outstanding example of a Jewish medical doctor who promotes non-therapeutic [[circumcision]] of boys for specious medical reasons. She is a worthy successor to [[Edgar J. Schoen]], M.D.
Susan Blank is an outstanding example of a Jewish medical doctor who promotes painful, harmful, non-therapeutic [[circumcision of the newborn]] for specious medical reasons. She is a worthy successor to the infamous [[Edgar J. Schoen]], M.D.
== Fate of the 2012 AAP Circumcision Policy Statement ==
== Fate of the 2012 AAP Circumcision Policy Statement ==
The 2012 Circumcision Policy Statement received unrelenting critical comment from many sources, because of its significant omissions of the [[Foreskin#Physiological_functions| function of the foreskin]], [[human rights]] issues, defective [[medical ethics]], inaccurate medical information, and many other reasons.<ref name="doc2013">{{REFweb
The 2012 Circumcision Policy Statement received unrelenting critical comment from many sources, because of its significant omissions of the [[Foreskin#Physiological_functions| function of the foreskin]], [[human rights]] issues, defective [[medical ethics]], inaccurate medical information, and many other reasons.<ref name="doc2013">{{REFweb
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* [[Bias]]
* [[Bias]]
 
* [[United States of America]]
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* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e61hWdKPNnw Youtube video by Intaction Protesters]
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e61hWdKPNnw Youtube video by Intaction Protesters]
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[[Category:Jewish]]
[[Category:Jewish]]
[[Category:Pediatrician]]
[[Category:Physician]]
[[Category:Physician]]
[[Category:Promoter]]
[[Category:Promoter]]