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'''{{FULLPAGENAME}}''', MD, is an Oregon-based [[ | '''{{FULLPAGENAME}}''', MD, is an Oregon-based pediatric physician. | ||
==Early life and education== | |||
Dr. Stoeber was reared in the Midwestern state of Iowa. Unnecessary, harmful, infant [[circumcision]] has long been extremely popular in the Midwest section of the [[United States]]. There is about an 89 percent chance that he was [[circumcised]] as an infant.<ref>{{REFweb | |||
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}}</ref> If that is the case, then he would qualify for the [[circumcised doctors]] list. | |||
Dr. Stoeber completed his undergraduate degree in biology at [https://www.creighton.edu/ Creighton University] in Omaha, Nebraska. He remained at Creighton for [https://www.creighton.edu/medicine medical school] before receiving specialty training in pediatrics at the [https://www.kumc.edu/school-of-medicine.html University of Kansas School of Medicine — Wichita]. | |||
==Personal life== | |||
Dr. Stoeber has lived in Oregon for more than two decades. Dr. Stoeber and his wife, Robin, have 7 children between them. In his free time, he enjoys exercising, traveling, reading, and volunteering in community activities. | |||
==Parental education== | |||
Dr. Stoeber has kindly provided an informative video about [[circumcision of the newborn]] for parents, however there are some issues: | Dr. Stoeber has kindly provided an informative video about [[circumcision of the newborn]] for parents, however there are some issues: | ||
* Dr. Stoeber refers to the AAP Circumcision Policy Statement that was published in 2012. That statement was heavily criticized by many commentors. It was an embarrassment to the [[AAP]], so it was allowed to expire, which occurred in 2017. It does not represent the present position of the AAP, which now has no official policy on [[circumcision]]. | * Dr. Stoeber refers to the AAP Circumcision Policy Statement that was published in 2012. That statement was heavily criticized by many commentors. It was an embarrassment to the [[AAP]], so it was allowed to expire, which occurred in 2017. It does not represent the present position of the AAP, which now has no official policy on [[circumcision]]. | ||
* Dr. Stoeber calls the [[foreskin]] "normal skin", but he fails to mention the intensive innervation of the [[ridged band]], that makes it [[Erogenous sensation of the foreskin| erogenous tissue]]. | * Dr. Stoeber calls the [[foreskin]] "normal skin", but he fails to mention the intensive innervation of the [[ridged band]], that makes it [[Erogenous sensation of the foreskin| erogenous tissue]]. | ||
* Dr. Stoeber discusses the requirement to restrain the baby boy during the circumcision [[amputation]], but fails to mention that the device used is the [[circumstraint]]. | * Dr. Stoeber discusses the requirement to restrain the baby boy during the circumcision [[amputation]], but fails to mention that the device used is the [[circumstraint]]. | ||
* Dr. Stoeber asserts that parents have a right to grant consent for [[circumcision of the newborn| circumcision of a newborn boy]]. This is based on a claim made by the Ad Hoc Task Force of the AAP in 1975.<ref name="aap1975">{{REFjournal | * Dr. Stoeber asserts that parents have a right to grant consent for [[circumcision of the newborn| circumcision of a newborn boy]]. This is apparently based on a claim made by the Ad Hoc Task Force of the AAP in 1975.<ref name="aap1975">{{REFjournal | ||
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}}</ref> The AAP is a [[medical trade association]] and does not have authority to make law. A medically-unnecessary [[amputation]] of a functional [[foreskin]] without consent of the victim is disturbingly similar to aggravated battery.<ref>{{REFweb | }}</ref> The [[AAP]] is a [[medical trade association]] and does not have authority to make law. A medically-unnecessary [[amputation]] of a functional [[foreskin]] without consent of the victim is disturbingly similar to aggravated battery.<ref>{{REFweb | ||
|url=https://www.lawinfo.com/resources/criminal-defense/aggravated-battery/ | |url=https://www.lawinfo.com/resources/criminal-defense/aggravated-battery/ | ||
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* Dr. Stoeber makes no mention of the multiple [[Foreskin#Physiological_functions_of_the_foreskin| physiological functions of the foreskin]], so one wonders if he is truly informed. This information is relevant and deserves mention. | * Dr. Stoeber makes no mention of the multiple [[Foreskin#Physiological_functions_of_the_foreskin| physiological functions of the foreskin]], so one wonders if he is truly informed. This information is relevant and deserves mention. | ||
* The first principal of bioethics is "First, do no harm", however Dr. Stoeber is aware of the harm inherent in circumcision, yet continues to do them. | * The first principal of bioethics is "First, do no harm",<ref>{{REFweb | ||
|url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hippocratic_Oath#%22First_do_no_harm%22 | |||
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}}</ref> now more commonly expressed as <i>non-maleficence</i>, however Dr. Stoeber is aware of the harm inherent in [[circumcision]], yet continues to do them. | |||
Dr. Stoeber has announced a book about the harm of [[child circumcision]], but it has not yet been published, so it cannot be evaluated. | |||
Dr. Stoeber's name does not appear on the list of intact friendly doctors in Oregon sponsored by [[Your Whole Baby]].<ref>{{REFweb | |||
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==Video== | ==Video== | ||
===Circumcision Basics=== | ===Circumcision Basics=== | ||
<youtube> | <youtube>v=VcOVJXVpY1o</youtube> | ||
Dr. Stoeber has other videos on YouTube. | |||
{{SEEALSO}} | {{SEEALSO}} | ||
* [[ | * [[Child circumcision]] | ||
* [[Foreskin]] | * [[Foreskin]] | ||
* [[Informed consent]] | |||
* [[Intactivism]] | * [[Intactivism]] | ||
* [[Pain]] | * [[Pain]] | ||
* [[Trauma]] | * [[Trauma]] | ||
* [[USA]] | * [[USA]] | ||
{{LINKS}} | {{LINKS}} | ||
* {{REFweb | * {{REFweb | ||