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==History of AAP circumcision policy== | ==History of AAP circumcision policy== | ||
===Introduction=== | |||
The AAP evidently has an apparent long standing policy of appointing members of its various circumcision task forces who are believed by reason of published statements and/or ethnicity to be [[Bias| biased]] in favor of non-therapeutic male circumcision. Some such members are: | The AAP evidently has an apparent long standing policy of appointing members of its various circumcision task forces who are believed by reason of published statements and/or ethnicity to be [[Bias| biased]] in favor of non-therapeutic male circumcision. Some such members are: | ||
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* [[Edgar J. Schoen]] | * [[Edgar J. Schoen]] | ||
It is thought that the AAP | It is thought that the AAP chooses [[circumcised doctors]] who don't have a [[foreskin]] to one of its task forces, so personal knowledge and understanding of a normal body part has been lacking on its various task forces, perhaps believing that such doctors will be [[Bias| biased]] in favor of circumcision. The AAP apparently hopes to continue to produce statements in favor of [[circumcision]] so that the collection of revenue from circumcision can continue. | ||
===First policy (1971)=== | ===First policy (1971)=== | ||