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Dr. Kellogg perhaps is most famous for his book, ''Plain facts for young and old'' (1879), in which he advocated circumcision of boys as punishment for masturbation.<ref name="kellogg1879" /> | Dr. Kellogg perhaps is most famous for his book, ''Plain facts for young and old'' (1879), in which he advocated circumcision of boys as punishment for masturbation.<ref name="kellogg1879" /> | ||
[[William G. Eggleston]], {{MA}}, {{MD}}, from Chicaco, IL, (1886) stated that [[foreskin]] of minors and the natural "phimosis" in minors would cause crossed eyes.<ref name="eggleston1886">{{Eggleston1886}} | [[William G. Eggleston]], {{MA}}, {{MD}}, from Chicaco, {{USSC|IL}}, (1886) stated that [[foreskin]] of minors and the natural "phimosis" in minors would cause crossed eyes.<ref name="eggleston1886">{{Eggleston1886}} | ||
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}}</ref> Sidney S. Gellis, | }}</ref> Sidney S. Gellis, {{MD}} (1978) estimated that the number of deaths from infant circumcision exceeded the number of deaths from penile cancer.<ref name="gellis1978">{{REFjournal | ||
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Robert Leon Baker, | Robert Leon Baker, {{MD}} (1979) estimated 229 deaths per year in the United States from circumcision complications.<ref name="baker1979">{{REFjournal | ||
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Professor [[George C. Denniston]], | Professor [[George C. Denniston]], {{MD}}, {{MPH}}, explained some [[Foreskin#Physiological_functions| functions of the foreskin]], said circumcision was both unnecessary and harmful because of the deprivation of functions, so should not be performed.<ref name-"denniston1992"> | ||
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The [[Third International Symposium]] on Circumcision convened at the University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland, USA on 23-25 May 1994. | The [[Third International Symposium]] on Circumcision convened at the University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland, USA on 23-25 May 1994. | ||
Professor [[George C. Denniston]], MD, MPH, organized [[Doctors Opposing Circumcision]] in 1995. | Professor [[George C. Denniston]], {{MD}}, {{MPH}}, organized [[Doctors Opposing Circumcision]] in 1995. | ||
A group of [[intactivist]]s assembled at Evanston, IL in 1996 for a meeting and then protested and demonstrated before the AAP convention in nearby Chicago. | A group of [[intactivist]]s assembled at Evanston, {{USSC|IL}} in 1996 for a meeting and then protested and demonstrated before the AAP convention in nearby Chicago. | ||
[[Geoffrey T. Falk]] created the [http://www.cirp.org/ Circumcision Information and Resources Pages] in 1996 to take advantage of the newly-available Internet. | [[Geoffrey T. Falk]] created the [http://www.cirp.org/ Circumcision Information and Resources Pages] in 1996 to take advantage of the newly-available Internet. | ||