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'''{{FULLPAGENAME}}''', MD, is an Oregon-based [[intactivist]] pediatric physician.
'''{{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
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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
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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>?v=VcOVJXVpY1o&t=254s</youtube>
<youtube>v=VcOVJXVpY1o</youtube>
 
Dr. Stoeber has other videos on YouTube.


{{SEEALSO}}
{{SEEALSO}}
* [[Circumcision]]
* [[Child circumcision]]
* [[Foreskin]]
* [[Foreskin]]
* [[Informed consent]]
* [[Intactivism]]
* [[Intactivism]]
* [[Pain]]
* [[Pain]]
* [[Trauma]]
* [[Trauma]]
* [[USA]]
* [[USA]]
{{LINKS}}
{{LINKS}}
* {{REFweb
* {{REFweb