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Osteopathic medicine is practiced in parallel with allopathic medicine in the [[United States]].

Osteopathic medicine is practiced in parallel along with allopathic medicine in the [[United States]].

The [https://osteopathic.org/ American Osteopathic Association] (AOA) is the [[medical trade association]] for osteopathic doctors. The AOA has not enunciated a position regarding male circumcision, however the AOA has adopted four '''{{FULLPAGENAME}}''' that may be applied to both [[child circumcision]] and [[adult circumcision]]. The <b>Tenets of Osteopathic Medicine</b> express the underlying philosophy of osteopathic medicine and were approved by the AOA House of Delegates as policy.<ref>{{REFweb

The [https://osteopathic.org/ American Osteopathic Association] (AOA) is the [[medical trade association]] for osteopathic doctors (DOs). The AOA has not enunciated a position regarding male circumcision, however the AOA has adopted four '''{{FULLPAGENAME}}''' that may be applied to both [[child circumcision]] and [[adult circumcision]]. The <b>Tenets of Osteopathic Medicine</b> express the underlying philosophy of osteopathic medicine and were approved by the AOA House of Delegates as policy.<ref>{{REFweb

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}}</ref> Boys are unable to grant consent due their immaturity ~~and parental surrogates~~ are limited to ~~the granting of~~ [[surrogate consent]] ~~only~~ for diagnosis and treatment of disease. There is no person who is empowered to grant consent for non-therapeutic [[amputation]] of the [[foreskin]].<ref name="hill2002">{{REFjournal

}}</ref> Boys are unable to grant consent due their immaturity. Parental surrrogates must protect the interest of the child patient. They are limited to grantinng [[surrogate consent]] for diagnosis and treatment of disease. There is no person who is empowered to grant consent for non-therapeutic [[amputation]] of the [[foreskin]] of a minor.<ref name="hill2002">{{REFjournal

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-Osteopathic medicine is practiced in parallel with allopathic medicine in the [[United States]].
+Osteopathic medicine is practiced in parallel along with allopathic medicine in the [[United States]].
-The [https://osteopathic.org/ American Osteopathic Association] (AOA) is the [[medical trade association]] for osteopathic doctors. The AOA has not enunciated a position regarding male circumcision, however the AOA has adopted four '''{{FULLPAGENAME}}''' that may be applied to both [[child circumcision]] and [[adult circumcision]]. The <b>Tenets of Osteopathic Medicine</b> express the underlying philosophy of osteopathic medicine and were approved by the AOA House of Delegates as policy.<ref>{{REFweb
+The [https://osteopathic.org/ American Osteopathic Association] (AOA) is the [[medical trade association]] for osteopathic doctors (DOs). The AOA has not enunciated a position regarding male circumcision, however the AOA has adopted four '''{{FULLPAGENAME}}''' that may be applied to both [[child circumcision]] and [[adult circumcision]]. The <b>Tenets of Osteopathic Medicine</b> express the underlying philosophy of osteopathic medicine and were approved by the AOA House of Delegates as policy.<ref>{{REFweb
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-}}</ref> Boys are unable to grant consent due their immaturity and parental surrogates are limited to the granting of [[surrogate consent]] only for diagnosis and treatment of disease. There is no person who is empowered to grant consent for non-therapeutic [[amputation]] of the [[foreskin]].<ref name="hill2002">{{REFjournal
+}}</ref> Boys are unable to grant consent due their immaturity. Parental surrrogates must protect the interest of the child patient. They are limited to grantinng [[surrogate consent]] for diagnosis and treatment of disease.  There is no person who is empowered to grant consent for non-therapeutic [[amputation]] of the [[foreskin]] of a minor.<ref name="hill2002">{{REFjournal
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