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}}</ref> from Vancouver, Canada, whose sole livelihood comes from performing infant circumcision and vasectomy.<ref>{{REFweb | }}</ref> from Vancouver, Canada, whose sole livelihood comes from performing infant circumcision and vasectomy.<ref name="pollock2011">{{REFweb | ||
|quote=Dr. Pollock limits his practice to only two surgical procedures. Infant circumcision is one of these procedures. (No-Scalpel No-Needle Vasectomy is the other). | |quote=Dr. Pollock limits his practice to only two surgical procedures. Infant circumcision is one of these procedures. (No-Scalpel No-Needle Vasectomy is the other). | ||
|url=http://www.pollockclinics.com/circumcision/circumcision-drpollock.html | |url=http://www.pollockclinics.com/circumcision/circumcision-drpollock.html | ||
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}}</ref> He is a prolific circumciser of infants, and according to his website, he has performed over 30,000 infant circumcisions,<ref | }}</ref> He is a prolific circumciser of infants, and according to his website, he has performed over 30,000 infant circumcisions,<ref name="pollock2011" /> he performs 2,500 annually,<ref name="pollock2011" /> and he is personally responsible for 2/3rds of all circumcisions in the entire Vancouver Lower Mainland.<ref name="pollock2011" /> | ||
On his website, he references [[Edgar Schoen]], another avid circumcision advocate.<ref>{{REFweb | On his website, he references [[Edgar Schoen]], another avid circumcision advocate.<ref>{{REFweb | ||
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[[Image:Pollock in africa.jpg|right|thumb|Pollock holding a child he circumcised in Africa in the name of HIV prevention.]] | [[Image:Pollock in africa.jpg|right|thumb|Pollock holding a child he circumcised in Africa in the name of HIV prevention.]] | ||
On Feb 24, 2009, Pollock Clinics issued a press release stating that Neil Pollock was asked to go to Rwanda by the British Columbia Centere for Disease Control (BCCDC) and Family Health International (FHI),<ref>{{REFnews | On Feb 24, 2009, Pollock Clinics issued a press release stating that Neil Pollock was asked to go to Rwanda by the British Columbia Centere for Disease Control (BCCDC) and Family Health International (FHI),<ref name="millman2009">{{REFnews | ||
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|quote=Dr. Pollock travelled as part of a team assembled by the BC Centre for Disease Control (BCCDC) and their partner in the project, Family Health International (FHI). | |quote=Dr. Pollock travelled as part of a team assembled by the BC Centre for Disease Control (BCCDC) and their partner in the project, Family Health International (FHI). | ||
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}}</ref> as part of a team on a "fact finding mission." He was asked by David Patrick, then Head of Epidemiology at the BCCDC.<ref | }}</ref> as part of a team on a "fact finding mission." He was asked by David Patrick, then Head of Epidemiology at the BCCDC.<ref name="millman2009" /> The mission was supposed to consult with the Rwandan healthcare system involved in the fight against AIDS,<ref name="millman2009" /> but Pollock took advantage of the trip to promote infant circumcision specifically.<ref name="millman2009" /> Upon being told that few parents were having their children circumcised because the procedures were being performed with scissors and stitches, without adequate anaesthetic and were taking around 30 minutes to complete,<ref name="millman2009" /> he took the opportunity to promote the [[Mogen]] infant circumcision procedure under the guise of "HIV prevention."<ref name="millman2009" /><ref>{{REFnews | ||
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