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</ref> The CPS seems unwilling to recognise and protect the legal rights of its child patients. The CPS seems more interested in the best interests of its fellows than in the health and well-being of the male infants of [[Canada]].
</ref> The CPS seems unwilling to recognise and protect the legal rights of its child patients. The CPS seems more interested in the best interests of its fellows than in the health and well-being of the male infants of [[Canada]].
The 2026 statment fails to discuss the function of the [[foreskin]], the [[amputation]] of which has a disabling effect on various protective and sexual functions.<ref name="andersen2025" />


The 2016 CPS statement of position on [[circumcision of the newborn]] was poorly drafted in 2016, has not improved with age, and is now outmoded by advances in medical science and [[human rights]], so it should be withdrawn.
The 2016 CPS statement of position on [[circumcision of the newborn]] was poorly drafted in 2016, has not improved with age, and is now outmoded by advances in medical science and [[human rights]], so it should be withdrawn.