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'''"American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists"''' (ACOG) is the name of the largest gynecological and obstetric medical society in the United States, based in Washington, DC, with over 55,000 members, over 90 percent of U.S. obstetrician-gynecologists<ref>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Congress_of_Obstetricians_and_Gynecologists Wikipedia article]</ref>. ACOG is a nonprofit organization of women's health care physicians advocating highest standards of practice, continuing member education and public awareness of women's health care issues. Members of ACOG are specialists in women's bodies ("Our Specialty is Women’s Health") (see: Official website).
'''"American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists"''' (ACOG) is the name of the largest gynecological and obstetric medical society in the United States, based in Washington, DC, with over 55,000 members, over 90 percent of U.S. obstetrician-gynecologists<ref>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Congress_of_Obstetricians_and_Gynecologists Wikipedia article]</ref>. ACOG is a nonprofit organization of women's health care physicians advocating highest standards of practice, continuing member education and public awareness of women's health care issues. Members of ACOG are specialists in women's bodies ("Our Specialty is Women’s Health") (see: Official website).


In September 2012, ACOG has updated its FAQ on the topic ''Newborn Circumcision''.<ref>http://www.acog.org/Patients/FAQs/Newborn-Circumcision</ref> Thereon ACOG repeats the (now disproved) allegations of the [[WHO]] and the [[AAP]], [[circumcision]] would have mor advantages than disadvantages and would protect against various diseases.
ACOG joined with the [[American Academy of Pediatrics]] and the [[American Academy of Family Physicians]] in 2008 to produce a circumcision policy statement that would protect [[third-party payment]] for medically-unnecessary, non-therapeutic [[circumcision]]. That statement was not published until 2012 by the AAP. ACOG endorsed the statement prior to publication.


Members of ACOG perform more male circumcisions in the US than either pediatricians or family doctors.<ref>{{REFjournal
In September 2012, ACOG updated its FAQ on the topic ''Newborn Circumcision''.<ref name="acog2012">https://www.acog.org/en/Patient%20Resources/FAQs/Labor%20Delivery%20and%20Postpartum%20Care/Newborn%20Male%20Circumcision</ref> Thereon ACOG repeats the (now disproved) allegations of the [[WHO]] and the [[AAP]], [[circumcision]] that medically-unnecessary. non-therapeutic [[circumcision]] would have more advantages than [[Circumcision risks| disadvantages]] and would protect against various diseases. ACOG has not recognized that baby boys are human persons who have a right to the integrity of their persons under international [[human rights]] law and domestic law.
 
Members of ACOG perform more male circumcisions in the US than either pediatricians or family doctors,<ref>{{REFjournal
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}}</ref> so ACOG is a strong supporter of medically-unnecssary, non-therapeutic child circumcision.


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