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}}</ref> Doctors commonly fail to provide information on the nature and functions of the [[foreskin]] which are lost when a person is [[circumcised]].
}}</ref> Doctors commonly fail to provide information on the nature and functions of the [[foreskin]] which are lost when a person is [[circumcised]]. Doctors must be fully informed regarding the nature of the [[foreskin]] and [[circumcision]].<ref name="alissa2025-03-25>{{REFweb
|url=https://intactamerica.org/what-doctors-should-know-about-circumcision/
|title=What Every Doctor Should Know About Circumcision: A Call for Better Medical Practices
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|author-link=Kristel Alissa
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Another study found that physicians were less likely to circumcise their own sons.<ref>{{REFjournal
Another study found that physicians were less likely to circumcise their own sons.<ref>{{REFjournal
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}}</ref> This suggests that doctors are very well aware that [[circumcision]] is a harmful, [[Pain| painful]], [[Trauma| traumatic]] non-therapeutic surgery (in short, a ritual); but they do not appear to share this knowledge with parents. Doctors usually omit information on the nature of the [[foreskin]] and its functions.<ref name="alissa2025-03-25A"/>
}}</ref> This suggests that doctors are very well aware that [[circumcision]] is a harmful, [[Pain| painful]], [[Trauma| traumatic]] non-therapeutic surgery (in short, a ritual); but they do not appear to share this knowledge with parents. Doctors usually omit information on the nature of the [[foreskin]] and its functions.<ref name="alissa2025-03-25A"/>


A busy physician can supplement their income by as much as $60,000 per year from circumcision surgeries alone.<ref>{{REFbook
A busy physician can supplement their income by as much as $60,000 per year from circumcision surgeries alone.<ref>{{REFbook
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==Video==
==Video==
==Video==
===Circumcision — Your Legal Rights===
===Circumcision — Your Legal Rights===
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* {{REFweb
|url=https://intactamerica.org/dyk-parental-consent/
|title=“Do You Know?” About the Limits of Parental Consent
|last=Chapin
|first=Georganne
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|author-link=Georganne Chapin
|publisher=Intact America
|date=2023-02-01
|accessdate=2025-11-21
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