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ACOG now uses the device of saying "why parents choose" to reduce their potential liability. This statement cites the [[AAP]], however, the AAP's last statement expired in August 2017. The AAP now has no identifiable official position on [[circumcision of the newborn]]. | ACOG now uses the device of saying "why parents choose" to reduce their potential liability. This statement cites the [[AAP]], however, the AAP's last statement expired in August 2017. The AAP now has no identifiable official position on [[circumcision of the newborn]]. | ||
AGOG provides no information on the various [[Foreskin#Physiological_functions| functions of the foreskin]], which are now well known.<ref></ref> It may have some potential liability for this fraudulent omission.<ref name="gianetti2000">{{REFjournal | AGOG provides no information on the various [[Foreskin#Physiological_functions| functions of the foreskin]], which are now well known.<ref name="alissa2025-07-03">{{REFweb | ||
|url=https://intactamerica.org/foreskin-functions-you-were-never-told/ | |||
|title=The Penis You Were Supposed to Have: 10 Functions of the Foreskin You Were Never Taught | |||
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|author-link=Kristel Alissa | |||
|publisher=Intact America | |||
|date=2025-07-03 | |||
|accessdate=2025-07-06 | |||
}}</ref> It may have some potential liability for this fraudulent omission.<ref name="gianetti2000">{{REFjournal | |||
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==Human rights and medical ethics issues== | |||
Baby boys have rights under both international [[human rights]] law and domestic law from the instant they are born alive. Medical ethics requires medical doctors to respect those rights. | |||
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* {{REFweb | * {{REFweb | ||
|url=https://intactamerica.org/ | |url=https://intactamerica.org/circumcision-reevaluation/ | ||
|title= | |title=Circumcision: An Outdated Practice in Desperate Need of Re-Evaluation | ||
|last=Alissa | |last=Alissa | ||
|first=Kristel | |first=Kristel | ||
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|author-link=Kristel Alissa | |author-link=Kristel Alissa | ||
|publisher=Intact America | |publisher=Intact America | ||
|date= | |date=2024-12-16 | ||
|accessdate=2025-07- | |accessdate=2025-07-07 | ||
}} | }} | ||
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