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The [[American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists]] is a [[medical trade association]] that provides a statement on its website to encourage parents to consent to harmful, injurious [[circumcision of the newborn]]. Obstetricians have long been a major factor in the promotion and performance of [[circumcision of the newborn]]. | The [[American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists]] is a [[medical trade association]] that provides a statement on its website to encourage parents to consent to harmful, injurious [[circumcision of the newborn]]. Obstetricians have long been a major factor in the promotion and performance of [[circumcision of the newborn]]. | ||
===ACOG information for parents=== | ===ACOG information for parents=== | ||
The infamous 2012 statement for parents appears to have been removed in 2017 at the time that the 2012 American Academy of Pediatrics Circumcision Policy Statement expired. | The infamous 2012 statement for parents appears to have been removed in 2017 at the time that the 2012 [[American Academy of Pediatrics]] Circumcision Policy Statement, on which the previous ACOG statement was based, expired without being re-affirmed. | ||
It was replaced in 2017 by another statement that shows signs of concerns about the possible legal liability of ACOG. The statement attempts to move the responsibility and liability for any [[circumcision]] from the surgeon to the parent. Some of the claims that advocate circumcision have been omitted. There is a claim that circumcision may reduce the risk of urinary tract infection (UTI), but it fails to tell parents that the treatment for UTI is with anti-microbial drugs, not surgery.<ref>{{REFjournal | It was replaced in 2017 by another statement on [[circumcision of the newborn]] that shows signs of concerns about the possible legal liability of ACOG. The statement attempts to move the responsibility and liability for any [[circumcision]] from the surgeon to the parent. Some of the claims that advocate circumcision have been omitted.<ref name="acog2017">{{REFweb | ||
|url=https://www.acog.org/womens-health/faqs/newborn-male-circumcision | |||
|title=Newborn Male Circumcision | |||
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|publisher=ACOG | |||
|date=2017 | |||
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There is a claim that circumcision may reduce the risk of urinary tract infection ([[UTI]]), but it fails to tell parents that the treatment for UTI is with anti-microbial drugs, not surgery.<ref>{{REFjournal | |||
|last=McCracken, Jr. | |last=McCracken, Jr. | ||
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|DOI=10.1097/00006454-198908000-00041 | |DOI=10.1097/00006454-198908000-00041 | ||
|accessdate=2025-07-07 | |accessdate=2025-07-07 | ||
}}</ref> The ACOG statement also fails to inform parents of the [[Immunological and protective function of the foreskin| immunological functions]] of the foreskin, the value of [[breastfeeding]] in reducing [[UTI]], or the | }}</ref> The ACOG statement also fails to inform parents of the [[Immunological and protective function of the foreskin| immunological functions]] of the foreskin, the value of [[breastfeeding]] in reducing [[UTI]], or the increased difficulty of initating breastfeeding after [[circumcision]]. | ||
ACOG now uses the device of saying "why parents choose" to reduce their potential liability. | |||
==Statement by George C. Denniston, M.D., M.P.H.== | ==Statement by George C. Denniston, M.D., M.P.H.== | ||