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===Fourth policy (1999)===

The American Academy of Pediatrics had been acutely embarrassed by the faults of [[Edgar J. Schoen| Edgar Schoen]]'s horrific circumcision policy statement, so a new task force was convened under the direction of Carole Marie Lannon, MD, MPH, to produce a new, more appropriate, and less embarrassing policy statement on non-therapeutic child circumcision.

The American Academy of Pediatrics had been acutely embarrassed by the faults of [[Edgar J. Schoen| Edgar Schoen]]'s horrific circumcision policy statement, so a new task force was convened under the direction of Carole Marie Lannon, {{MD}}, {{MPH}}, to produce a new, more appropriate, and less embarrassing policy statement on non-therapeutic child circumcision.

The AAP asserted in their 1999 Circumcision Policy Statement that parents have a right to decide to circumcise their children based on cultural or religious factors (although they removed any mention of esthetics as a possible parental motivation, despite previous inclusion in their 1989 statement). No further substantiation of this right was offered. Whether or not a medical benefit was required for parents to make this choice was also not addressed. <br>

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The AAP allied itself with the [[American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists| American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists]] (ACOG) and the [[American Academy of Family Physicians]] (AAFP) to produce a new circumcision policy that would claim a medical benefit. A new task force was named with [[Susan Blank]], a doctor with pro-circumcision credentials as chairwoman. The task force was an unusually large eight-member task force with an unusual constitution. It included:

* Ellen Buerk, MD, representing the board of directors of the AAP.

* Ellen Buerk, {{MD}}, representing the board of directors of the AAP.

* [[Michael Brady]], MD, a HIV specialist with pro-circumcision views.

* [[Michael Brady]], {{MD}}, a HIV specialist with pro-circumcision views.

* Waldemar Carlo, MD, a specialist in the care of the newborn.

* Waldemar Carlo, {{MD}}, a specialist in the care of the newborn.

* [[Andrew Freedman]], a Jewish urologist from Los Angeles who circumcised his own son on the kitchen table.

* [[Douglas Diekema]], a pediatric medical ethicist.

* Lynne Maxwell, MD, a pain control specialist.

* Lynne Maxwell, {{MD}}, a pain control specialist.

* Steven Wegner, MD, JD, a medical insurance specialist, who evidently was appointed to the task force to preserve and protect [[third-party payment]].

* Steven Wegner, {{MD}}, JD, a medical insurance specialist, who evidently was appointed to the task force to preserve and protect [[third-party payment]].

The addition of a member to represent the board of directors and an insurance specialist was most unusual and illustrates the importance that the administration of the AAP placed on preservation and protection of [[third-party payment]].

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The task force also included representatives from other pro-circumcision organizations:

* Charles LeBaron, MD, representing the [[Centers for Disease Control and Prevention]], where [[Bias| biased]] doctors had been working to produce a pro-circumcision policy since 2008.

* Charles LeBaron, {{MD}}, representing the [[Centers for Disease Control and Prevention]], where [[Bias| biased]] doctors had been working to produce a pro-circumcision policy since 2008.

* Sabrina Craigo, MD, representing the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, whose fellows make extra money by performing non-therapeutic circumcisions on newborn baby boys.

* Sabrina Craigo, {{MD}}, representing the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, whose fellows make extra money by performing non-therapeutic circumcisions on newborn baby boys.

* Lesley Atwood, MD, representing the [[American Academy of Family Physicians]]. whose fellows also make extra money by performing non-therapeutic circumcision.

* Lesley Atwood, {{MD}}, representing the [[American Academy of Family Physicians]]. whose fellows also make extra money by performing non-therapeutic circumcision.

====Discussion====

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 ===Fourth policy (1999)===
-The American Academy of Pediatrics had been acutely embarrassed by the faults of [[Edgar J. Schoen| Edgar Schoen]]'s horrific circumcision policy statement, so a new task force was convened under the direction of Carole Marie Lannon, MD, MPH, to produce a new, more appropriate, and less embarrassing policy statement on non-therapeutic child circumcision.
+The American Academy of Pediatrics had been acutely embarrassed by the faults of [[Edgar J. Schoen| Edgar Schoen]]'s horrific circumcision policy statement, so a new task force was convened under the direction of Carole Marie Lannon, {{MD}}, {{MPH}}, to produce a new, more appropriate, and less embarrassing policy statement on non-therapeutic child circumcision.
 The AAP asserted in their 1999 Circumcision Policy Statement that parents have a right to decide to circumcise their children based on cultural or religious factors (although they removed any mention of esthetics as a possible parental motivation, despite previous inclusion in their 1989 statement). No further substantiation of this right was offered. Whether or not a medical benefit was required for parents to make this choice was also not addressed. <br>
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 The AAP allied itself with the [[American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists| American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists]] (ACOG) and the [[American Academy of Family Physicians]] (AAFP) to produce a new circumcision policy that would claim a medical benefit. A new task force was named with [[Susan Blank]], a doctor with pro-circumcision credentials as chairwoman. The task force was an unusually large eight-member task force with an unusual constitution. It included:
-* Ellen Buerk, MD, representing the board of directors of the AAP.
+* Ellen Buerk, {{MD}}, representing the board of directors of the AAP.
-* [[Michael Brady]], MD, a HIV specialist with pro-circumcision views.
+* [[Michael Brady]], {{MD}}, a HIV specialist with pro-circumcision views.
-* Waldemar Carlo, MD, a specialist in the care of the newborn.
+* Waldemar Carlo, {{MD}}, a specialist in the care of the newborn.
 * [[Andrew Freedman]], a Jewish urologist from Los Angeles who circumcised his own son on the kitchen table.
 * [[Douglas Diekema]], a pediatric medical ethicist.
-* Lynne Maxwell, MD, a pain control specialist.
+* Lynne Maxwell, {{MD}}, a pain control specialist.
-* Steven Wegner, MD, JD, a medical insurance specialist, who evidently was appointed to the task force to preserve and protect [[third-party payment]].
+* Steven Wegner, {{MD}}, JD, a medical insurance specialist, who evidently was appointed to the task force to preserve and protect [[third-party payment]].
 The addition of a member to represent the board of directors and an insurance specialist was most unusual and illustrates the importance that the administration of the AAP placed on preservation and protection of [[third-party payment]].
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 The task force also included representatives from other pro-circumcision organizations:
-* Charles LeBaron, MD, representing the [[Centers for Disease Control and Prevention]], where [[Bias| biased]] doctors had been working to produce a pro-circumcision policy since 2008.
+* Charles LeBaron, {{MD}}, representing the [[Centers for Disease Control and Prevention]], where [[Bias| biased]] doctors had been working to produce a pro-circumcision policy since 2008.
-* Sabrina Craigo, MD, representing the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, whose fellows make extra money by performing non-therapeutic circumcisions on newborn baby boys.
+* Sabrina Craigo, {{MD}}, representing the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, whose fellows make extra money by performing non-therapeutic circumcisions on newborn baby boys.
-* Lesley Atwood, MD, representing the [[American  Academy  of Family Physicians]]. whose fellows also make extra money by performing non-therapeutic circumcision.
+* Lesley Atwood, {{MD}}, representing the [[American  Academy  of Family Physicians]]. whose fellows also make extra money by performing non-therapeutic circumcision.
 ====Discussion====