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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 Midwest.

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

|url=https://www.cirp.org/library/statistics/USA/

|title=U.S. Circumcision Statistics

|last=

|first=

|init=

|author-link=

|publisher=CIRP

|date=

|accessdate=2026-02-13

}}</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].

Dr. Stoeber completed his undergraduate degree in biology at Creighton University in Omaha, Nebraska. He remained at Creighton for medical school before receiving specialty training in Pediatrics at the 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.

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==

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* 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 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

|last=Thompson

|first=

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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/

|title=Aggravated Battery

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}}</ref>

* 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

|title=Hippocratic Oath

|last=Hippocrates

|first=

|init=

|author-link=

|publisher=Wikipedia

|date=

|accessdate=2926-02-11

}}</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

|url=https://www.yourwholebaby.org/doctors-list#O

|title=Intact Friendly Doctors List

|last=

|first=

|init=

|author-link=

|publisher=Your Whole Baby

|date=

|accessdate=2026-02-12

}}</ref>

* {{REFbook

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|publisher= In Press

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}}

==Video==

===Circumcision Basics===

<youtube>?v=VcOVJXVpY1o~~&t=254s~~</youtube>

<youtube>v=VcOVJXVpY1o</youtube>

Dr. Stoeber has other videos on YouTube.

* [[~~Circumcision~~]]

* [[Child circumcision]]

* [[Foreskin]]

* [[Informed consent]]

* [[Intactivism]]

* [[Pain]]

* [[Trauma]]

* [[USA]]

* {{REFweb

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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 Midwest.
+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
+ |url=https://www.cirp.org/library/statistics/USA/
+ |title=U.S. Circumcision Statistics
+ |last=
+ |first=
+ |init=
+ |author-link=
+ |publisher=CIRP
+ |date=
+ |accessdate=2026-02-13
+}}</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].
-Dr. Stoeber completed his undergraduate degree in biology at Creighton University in Omaha, Nebraska. He remained at Creighton for medical school before receiving specialty training in Pediatrics at the 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.
+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==
@@ Line 12: / Line 23: @@
 * 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 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
   |last=Thompson
   |first=
@@ Line 42: / Line 53: @@
   |pubmedCID=
   |accessdate=2026-02-10
-}}</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/
   |title=Aggravated Battery
@@ Line 54: / Line 65: @@
 }}</ref>
 * 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
+ |title=Hippocratic Oath
+ |last=Hippocrates
+ |first=
+ |init=
+ |author-link=
+ |publisher=Wikipedia
+ |date=
+ |accessdate=2926-02-11
+}}</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
+ |url=https://www.yourwholebaby.org/doctors-list#O
+ |title=Intact Friendly Doctors List
+ |last=
+ |first=
+ |init=
+ |author-link=
+ |publisher=Your Whole Baby
+ |date=
+ |accessdate=2026-02-12
+}}</ref>
 {{PUB}}
 * {{REFbook
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   |scope=
   |location=
-  |publisher=
+  |publisher= In Press
   |ISBN=
   |accessdate=2026-02-10
   }}
 ==Video==
 ===Circumcision Basics===
-<youtube>?v=VcOVJXVpY1o&t=254s</youtube>
+<youtube>v=VcOVJXVpY1o</youtube>
+Dr. Stoeber has other videos on YouTube.
 {{SEEALSO}}
-* [[Circumcision]]
+* [[Child circumcision]]
 * [[Foreskin]]
+* [[Informed consent]]
 * [[Intactivism]]
 * [[Pain]]
 * [[Trauma]]
 * [[USA]]
 {{LINKS}}
 * {{REFweb