Obstetricians and the American circumcision scandal: Difference between revisions
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}}</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]]. | }}</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 ACOG's potential liability.<ref name="acog2017" /> 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 ACOG's potential liability.<ref name="acog2017" /> 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]]!<ref>{{REFweb | ||
|url=https://www.healthychildren.org/English/ages-stages/prenatal/decisions-to-make/Pages/Circumcision.aspx | |||
|title=Circumcision: A Parent's Choice | |||
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|publisher=Healthy Children | |||
|date=2025-02-03 | |||
|accessdate=2025-07-10 | |||
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AGOG provides no information, which may dissuade parents from choosing [[circumcision]], on the various [[Foreskin#Physiological_functions| functions of the foreskin]],<ref name="acog2017" /> which are now well known to medical science.<ref name="cold-taylor1999">{{ColdCJ TaylorJR 1999}}</ref> <ref name="alissa2025-07-03">{{REFweb | AGOG provides no information, which may dissuade parents from choosing [[circumcision]], on the various [[Foreskin#Physiological_functions| functions of the foreskin]],<ref name="acog2017" /> which are now well known to medical science.<ref name="cold-taylor1999">{{ColdCJ TaylorJR 1999}}</ref> <ref name="alissa2025-07-03">{{REFweb | ||