American Academy of Pediatrics: Difference between revisions

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=== Fifth policy (2012) ===

==== Genesis ====

Several state Medicaid organizations had delisted medically-unnecessary, non-therapeutic male circumcision as a covered procedure, which caused alarm at the AAP. The corrupt [[World Health Organization]] (WHO), in a very poor and misguided decision in 2007, falsely claimed that male circumcision would reduce infection with human immunodeficiency virus ([[HIV]]).<ref name="who2007">{{REFweb

Several state Medicaid organizations had delisted medically-unnecessary, non-therapeutic male circumcision as a covered procedure, which caused alarm at the AAP. The corrupt [[World Health Organization]] (WHO), in a very poor and misguided decision in 2007, falsely claimed that male [[circumcision]] would reduce [[infection]] with human immunodeficiency virus ([[HIV]]).<ref name="who2007">{{REFweb

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|url=http://www.who.int/hiv/topics/malecircumcision/en/

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The AAP allied itself with the [[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:

The AAP allied itself with the [[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 Jewish 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.

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

* 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.

* [[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.

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* 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 circumcision on newborn baby boys, although males are outside of their practice area.

* Sabrina Craigo, {{MD}}, representing the [[American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists]], whose fellows make extra money by performing non-therapeutic [[circumcision]] on newborn baby boys, although males are outside of their practice area.

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

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 === Fifth policy (2012) ===
 ==== Genesis ====
-Several state Medicaid organizations had delisted medically-unnecessary, non-therapeutic male circumcision as a covered procedure, which caused alarm at the AAP. The corrupt [[World Health Organization]] (WHO), in a very poor and misguided decision in 2007, falsely claimed that male circumcision would reduce infection with human immunodeficiency virus ([[HIV]]).<ref name="who2007">{{REFweb
+Several state Medicaid organizations had delisted medically-unnecessary, non-therapeutic male circumcision as a covered procedure, which caused alarm at the AAP. The corrupt [[World Health Organization]] (WHO), in a very poor and misguided decision in 2007, falsely claimed that male [[circumcision]] would reduce [[infection]] with human immunodeficiency virus ([[HIV]]).<ref name="who2007">{{REFweb
   |quote=
   |url=http://www.who.int/hiv/topics/malecircumcision/en/
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 }}</ref>
-The AAP allied itself with the [[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:
+The AAP allied itself with the [[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 Jewish 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.
 * [[Michael Brady]], {{MD}}, an [[HIV]] specialist with pro-circumcision views.
 * 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.
+* [[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.
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 * 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 circumcision on newborn baby boys, although males are outside of their practice area.
+* Sabrina Craigo, {{MD}}, representing the [[American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists]], whose fellows make extra money by performing non-therapeutic [[circumcision]] on newborn baby boys, although males are outside of their practice area.
 * Lesley Atwood, {{MD}}, representing the [[American  Academy  of Family Physicians]]. whose fellows also make extra money by performing non-therapeutic circumcision.