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American Academy of Family Physicians<br>
American Academy of Family Physicians<br>
11400 Tomahawk Creek Parkway<br>
11400 Tomahawk Creek Parkway<br>
Leawood, KS 66211-268
Leawood, KS 66211-2680<br>
USA


Family physicians is one of three medical specialties who substantially profit from carrying out medically-uncessary, non-therapeutic child circumcisions, so it should be no surprise that they promote non-therapeutic child [[circumcision]] with a very positive policy statement.  
Family physicians is one of three medical specialties who substantially profit from carrying out medically-uncessary, non-therapeutic child circumcisions, so it should be no surprise that they promote non-therapeutic child [[circumcision]] with a very positive policy statement.  
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==2012 AAFP circumcision position statement==
==2012 AAFP circumcision position statement==


The AAFP issued a circumcision position statement in 2012 that was based on the 2012 AAP position statement.<ref>{{REFweb
The AAFP issued a circumcision position statement in 2012 that was based on the 2012 AAP position statement.<ref name="aafp2012">{{REFweb
  |url=https://www.aafp.org/about/policies/all/neonatal-circumcision.html
  |url=https://www.aafp.org/about/policies/all/neonatal-circumcision.html
  |title=Neonatal Circumcision
  |title=Neonatal Circumcision
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  |accessdate=2019-12-10</ref>  
  |accessdate=2019-12-10}}</ref>  


The statement claims that non-therapeutic infant male circumcision has "''potential'' benefits". ''Potential'' means to exist in possibility but not in actuality,<ref>{{REFweb
The statement claims that non-therapeutic infant male circumcision has "''potential'' benefits". ''Potential'' means to exist in possibility but not in actuality,<ref>{{REFweb
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The AAFP does not tell the public that [[fatalities]] and very serious injuries such as the loss of the penis are possible.
The AAFP makes no mention of the [[foreskin| nature and function of the foreskin]].
 
The AAFP does not tell the public that [[fatalities]] and [[Documented severe complications of circumcision| tragic outcomes]] occur rarely.


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* {{REFweb
|url=https://www.aafp.org/about/policies/all/neonatal-circumcision.html
|title=Neonatal Circumcision
|last=
|first=
|accessdate=2019-12-10
}}


[[Category:USA]]
[[Category:USA]]
[[Category:Physicians]]
[[Category:Physicians]]
[[Category:Medical society]]
[[Category:Medical society]]