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The statement does not recognize baby boys as human beings with rights that should be respected.<ref name="aap1989"/>
The statement does not recognize baby boys as human beings with rights that should be respected.<ref name="aap1989"/>


Although the 1989 statement speaks favorably about non-therapeutic circumcision of infant boys, a careful reading shows that it does not actually recommend circumcision,<ref name="aap1989"/> perhaps for avoidance of legal liability.
Although the 1989 statement speaks favorably about non-therapeutic circumcision of infant boys, a careful reading shows that it does not actually recommend [[circumcision]],<ref name="aap1989"/> perhaps for avoidance of legal liability.


The statement was not well received. Professor Ronald Poland, a member of the task force, published a dissent in the ''New England Journal of Medicine''.<ref name="poland1990">{{REFjournal
The statement was not well received. Professor [[Ronald Poland]], a member of the task force, published a dissent in the ''New England Journal of Medicine''.<ref name="poland1990">{{REFjournal
  |last=Poland
  |last=Poland
  |first=Ronald L.
  |first=Ronald L.