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[[Image:CDC.jpg|right|thumb|Centers for Disease Control]]
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The '''{{FULLPAGENAME}}''' is an agency of the [[United States]] Government in the Department of Health and Human Services. The main office is in Atlanta, Georgia. It is commonly called the "CDC".  
The '''{{FULLPAGENAME}}''' is an agency of the [[United States]] Government in the Department of Health and Human Services. The {{FULLPAGENAME}} is responsible for protecting the public health of the United State
The {{FULLPAGENAME}} is commonly called the "CDC". Its main office is in Atlanta, Georgia. 


The current director is Rochelle Paula Walensky, who received an M.D. from [[Johns Hopkins]] and a M.P.H. from the Harvard School of Public Health.<ref>{{REFweb
The current director is Rochelle Paula Walensky, who received an M.D. from [[Johns Hopkins]] and a M.P.H. from the Harvard School of Public Health.<ref>{{REFweb
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}}</ref> Dr. Walenksky presents herself as an an expert on [[HIV]].
}}</ref> Dr. Walenksky presents herself as an an expert on [[HIV]].


The CDC began to promote male circumcision as a [[HIV]]-prevention method as of February 2008.<ref>{{REFweb
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== Proposed Guidelines for Counseling Male Patients and Parents ==
On 2 December 2014, the CDC released a [http://arclaw.org/news/cdc-releases-draft-first-ever-federal-guidelines-male-circumcision-public-commenting-period-ope proposed guideline] for counseling male patients and parents regarding male circumcision and the prevention of [[HIV]] infection, STIs and other health outcomes. The proposed guidelines seem to be in line with the AAP's Policy Statement of 2012 and also includes considerations for counseling of adolescents and adults in accordance with their [[HIV]] risk behavior, [[HIV]] status, sexual preferences and other factors. While the media tried to present these guidelines as an immediate endorsement of circumcision, the guidelines are far from recommending universal circumcision and in fact acknowledge that neonatal circumcision presents ethical concerns over the violation of autonomy. Read our analysis of the guidelines [http://circwatch.org/cdc-circumcision-and-misleading-headlines/ our analysis of the guidelines]


== Investigations by the Office of Inspector General (OIG) ==
== Investigations by the Office of Inspector General (OIG) ==
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== Proposed Guidelines for Counseling Male Patients and Parents ==
On 2 December 2014, the CDC released a [http://arclaw.org/news/cdc-releases-draft-first-ever-federal-guidelines-male-circumcision-public-commenting-period-ope proposed guideline] for counseling male patients and parents regarding male circumcision and the prevention of [[HIV]] infection, STIs and other health outcomes. The proposed guidelines seem to be in line with the AAP's Policy Statement of 2012 and also includes considerations for counseling of adolescents and adults in accordance with their [[HIV]] risk behavior, [[HIV]] status, sexual preferences and other factors. While the media tried to present these guidelines as an immediate endorsement of circumcision, the guidelines are far from recommending universal circumcision and in fact acknowledge that neonatal circumcision presents ethical concerns over the violation of autonomy. Read our analysis of the guidelines [http://circwatch.org/cdc-circumcision-and-misleading-headlines/ our analysis of the guidelines]


== [[CircWatch]] ==
== [[CircWatch]] ==
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