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== Board of Directors and Advisors ==
== Board of Directors and Advisors ==
* [[George C. Denniston]], founder and President
* [[George C. Denniston]], founder and President
* [[Mark Reiss]], Executive Vice-President
* [[George Hill]], Vice-President for Medical Science and Bioethics
* [[George Hill]], Vice-President for Medical Science and Bioethics
* [[Steve Scott]], Vice-President for Anatomical Research
* [[Steve Scott]], Vice-President for Anatomical Research
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==Litigation==
==Litigation==


DOC intervened in the Oregon case of ''[[Boldt vs Boldt]]'', which technically was a child custody case, but actually about parental power to circumcise at will, by filing two ''amicus curiae'' educational briefs to help the court. As a result of DOC's intervention, the [https://www.courts.oregon.gov/courts/appellate/supreme/Pages/default.aspx| Oregon Supreme Court] remanded the case to the trial court with instructions to determine the child's wishes regarding circumcision.<ref>[https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/835348/marriage-of-boldt/| In the Matter of the Marriage of James H. Boldt]. [https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/835348/marriage-of-boldt/ 176 P.3d 388 (SC Oregon 2008)].</ref> DOC's intervention was cited by the court in its written opinion. The trial court determined that the child did not want to be circumcised and custody was changed from the father to the mother. This landmark case received critical comment in the medical ethics literature.<ref>{{REFweb
DOC intervened in the Oregon case of ''[[Boldt vs Boldt]]'', which technically was a child custody case, but actually about parental power to circumcise at will, by filing two ''amicus curiae'' educational briefs to help the court. As a result of DOC's intervention, the [https://www.courts.oregon.gov/courts/appellate/supreme/Pages/default.aspx| Oregon Supreme Court] remanded the case to the trial court with instructions to determine the child's wishes regarding [[circumcision]].<ref>[https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/835348/marriage-of-boldt/| In the Matter of the Marriage of James H. Boldt]. [https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/835348/marriage-of-boldt/ 176 P.3d 388 (SC Oregon 2008)].</ref> DOC's intervention was cited by the court in its written opinion. The trial court determined that the child did not want to be [[circumcised]] and custody was changed from the father to the mother. This landmark case received critical comment in the medical ethics literature.<ref>{{REFweb
  |url=http://www.circinfo.org/Boldt_case.html
  |url=http://www.circinfo.org/Boldt_case.html
  |title=American legal precedent confirms child’s right to reject circumcision: The case of Boldt v. Boldt  
  |title=American legal precedent confirms child’s right to reject circumcision: The case of Boldt v. Boldt  
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  |title=Genital Integrity Policy Statement
  |title=Genital Integrity Policy Statement
  |url=https://pool.intactiwiki.org/images/2008_Genital_Integrity_Policy_Statement.pdf
  |url=https://pool.intactiwiki.org/images/2008_Genital_Integrity_Policy_Statement.pdf
  |last=Hill
  |last=
  |first=George
  |first=
  |author-link=George Hill
  |author-link=
  |publisher=[[Doctors Opposing Circumcision (D.O.C.)]]
  |publisher=[[Doctors Opposing Circumcision (D.O.C.)]]
  |format=PDF
  |format=PDF
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* {{REFdocument
|title=Male Infant Circumcision: A Brief Overview of the Issues
|url=https://www.doctorsopposingcircumcision.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/Male-Infant-Circumcision-Brief-Overview-of-Issues.pdf
|last=Anonymous
|first=
|publisher=Doctors Opposing Circumcision
|format=PDF
|date=2016-02
|accessdate=2025-06-01
}}
* {{REFdocument
|title=Male Circumcision: A special report to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
|url=https://pool.intactiwiki.org/w/images/Male_Circumcision_DOC_2019-02-01.pdf
|contribution=
|last=Anonymous
|first=
|publisher=Doctors Opposing Circumcision
|format=PDF
|date=2019-02-01
|accessdate=2025-12-07
}}
* {{REFjournal
|last=Hill
|init=G
|author-link=George Hill
|url=https://www.bmj.com/content/388/bmj.r94/rapid-responses
|title=Re: Former paediatric surgeon is jailed for five years for running unsafe child circumcision unit
|journal=BMJ
|date=2025-01-24
|volume=388
|issue=
|pages=r94
|accessdate=2025-01-26
}}
* {{REFweb
|url=https://www.reddit.com/r/uncircumcised_talk/comments/1oaqc4e/comment/nkcxcv2/
|title=Who else got theirs pulled back by the doctor
|last=Geisheker
|first=
|init=JV
|author-link=John V. Geisheker
|publisher=REDDIT
|date=2025-10-19
|accessdate=2025-10-20
}}
{{LINKS}}
{{LINKS}}
* {{REFdocument
|title=Washington State Constitution
|url=https://leg.wa.gov/state-laws-and-rules/washington-state-constitution/
|contribution=
|last=
|first=
|publisher=Washington State Legislature
|format=
|date=1889-10-01
|accessdate=2025-05-30
}}
* {{URLwebsite|http://www.doctorsopposingcircumcision.org|2019-09-18}}
* {{URLwebsite|http://www.doctorsopposingcircumcision.org|2019-09-18}}
* {{REFnews
* {{REFnews
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