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=== Third policy (1989) ===
=== Third policy (1989) ===
The 1975 policy was considered outmoded so a new "task force on circumcision" with circumcision promoter [[Edgar J. Schoen]] as chairman was formed. It is believed that five of the six members of the task force, or 83 percent, were Jewish.
The 1975 policy was considered outmoded so a new "task force on circumcision" with circumcision promoter [[Edgar J. Schoen]] as chairman was formed. It is believed that five of the six members of the task force, or 83 percent, were Jewish and none had an [[intact]] [[foreskin]].


This statement claimed for the first time that "potential" medical benefits exist.<ref name="aap1989">{{REFjournal
This statement claimed for the first time that "potential" medical benefits exist.<ref name="aap1989">{{REFjournal