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}}</ref> however the civic and government leaders of West Virginia have not shown any interest in reforming the practice or in protecting the legal rights of West Virginia boys.

If West Virginia is sincere about seeking to improve health care, it could start by stopping the practice of harmful, unnecessary, non-therapeutic [[circumcision]], which benefits only the bank accounts of the doctors, and redirecting the freed up resources where it was needed, perhaps, for example, to prenatal care for expectant mothers. Cessation of unnecessary, non-therapeutic circumcision should be part of the West Virginia Rural Health Transformation (RHT) program, as it would

If West Virginia is sincere about seeking to improve health care, it could start by stopping the practice of harmful, unnecessary, non-therapeutic [[circumcision]], which benefits only the bank accounts of the doctors, and redirecting the freed up resources where it was needed, perhaps, for example, to prenatal care for expectant mothers. Cessation of unnecessary, non-therapeutic circumcision should be part of the West Virginia Rural Health Transformation (RHT) program, as it would

* avoid surgical risks.

* prevent [[meatal stenosis]].

* preserve the [[Immunological and protective function of the foreskin]].

* improve mental health.

* free up scarce provider time to actually treat disease.

* permit improvement of overall population health.

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 }}</ref> however the civic and government leaders of <b>West Virginia</b> have not shown any interest in reforming the practice or in protecting the legal rights of <b>West Virginia</b> boys.
-If <b>West Virginia</b> is sincere about seeking to improve health care, it could start by stopping the practice of harmful, unnecessary, non-therapeutic [[circumcision]], which benefits only the bank accounts of the doctors, and redirecting the freed up resources where it was needed, perhaps, for example, to prenatal care for expectant mothers. Cessation of unnecessary, non-therapeutic circumcision should be part of the West Virginia Rural Health Transformation (RHT) program, as it would
+If <b>West Virginia</b> is sincere about seeking to improve health care, it could start by stopping the practice of harmful, unnecessary, non-therapeutic [[circumcision]], which benefits only the bank accounts of the doctors, and redirecting the freed up resources where it was needed, perhaps, for example, to prenatal care for expectant mothers. Cessation of unnecessary, non-therapeutic circumcision should be part of the <b>West Virginia</b> Rural Health Transformation (RHT) program, as it would
 * avoid surgical risks.
 * prevent [[meatal stenosis]].
 * preserve the [[Immunological and protective function of the foreskin]].
+* improve mental health.
 * free up scarce provider time to actually treat disease.
+* permit improvement of overall population health.
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