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The AAP has not recognized the [[human rights]] of children that were granted by the ''International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights'' (1966) and the ''Convention on the Rights of the Child'' (1989), nor has it recognized the legal right of children to [[physical integrity]]. | The AAP has not recognized the [[human rights]] of children that were granted by the ''International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights'' (1966) and the ''Convention on the Rights of the Child'' (1989), nor has it recognized the legal right of children to [[physical integrity]]. | ||
The position of the AAP has varied over time, but at certain times it has been a leading advocate of medically-unnecessary [[genital mutilation]] of boys. | The position of the AAP has varied over time, but at certain times it has been a leading advocate of medically-unnecessary, harmful, [[genital mutilation]] of boys. The AAP is a major component of the American [[circumcision industry]]. | ||
The AAP publishes [https://publications.aap.org/pediatrics/ Pediatrics]. | The AAP publishes [https://publications.aap.org/pediatrics/ Pediatrics]. | ||
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|quote=Routine circumcision of the newborn is an unnecessary procedure. It provides questionable benefits and is associated with a small but definite incidence of complications and hazards. These risks are preventable if the operation is not performed unless truly medically indicated. Circumcision of the newborn is a procedure that should no longer be considered routine. | |quote=Routine circumcision of the newborn is an unnecessary procedure. It provides questionable benefits and is associated with a small but definite incidence of complications and hazards. These risks are preventable if the operation is not performed unless truly medically indicated. Circumcision of the newborn is a procedure that should no longer be considered routine. | ||
|pubmedID=5468911 | |pubmedID=5468911 | ||
|DOI=10.1001/jama.213.11.1853 | |DOI=10.1001/jama.213.11.1853 | ||
|accessdate=2021-07-23 | |accessdate=2021-07-23 | ||
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===This should be a crime=== | ===This should be a crime=== | ||
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