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== Circumcision statement == | == Circumcision statement == | ||
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|Text=The guidelines do not outright call for circumcision of all male newborns, since that is a personal decision that may involve religious or cultural preferences, Dr. Jonathan Mermin, director of the CDC’s National Center for [[HIV]]/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD and TB Prevention, told the Associated Press. | |Text=The guidelines do not outright call for circumcision of all male newborns, since that is a personal decision that may involve religious or cultural preferences, Dr. Jonathan Mermin, director of the CDC’s National Center for [[HIV]]/[[AIDS]], Viral Hepatitis, STD and TB Prevention, told the Associated Press. | ||
But “the scientific evidence is clear that the benefits outweigh the risks,” Mermin said. | But “the scientific evidence is clear that the benefits outweigh the risks,” Mermin said. | ||