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The AAP allied itself with the [[~~American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists|~~ American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists]] (ACOG) and the [[American Academy of Family Physicians]] (AAFP) to produce a new circumcision policy that would claim a medical benefit. A new task force was named with [[Susan Blank]], a doctor with pro-circumcision credentials as chairwoman. The task force was an unusually large eight-member task force with an unusual constitution. It included:

The AAP allied itself with the [[American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists]] (ACOG) and the [[American Academy of Family Physicians]] (AAFP) to produce a new circumcision policy that would claim a medical benefit. A new task force was named with [[Susan Blank]], a doctor with pro-circumcision credentials as chairwoman. The task force was an unusually large eight-member task force with an unusual constitution. It included:

* Ellen Buerk, {{MD}}, representing the board of directors of the AAP.

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* [[Andrew Freedman]], a Jewish urologist from Los Angeles who circumcised his own son on the kitchen table.

* [[Douglas Diekema]], a pediatric medical ethicist.

* Lynne Maxwell, {{MD}}, a pain control specialist.

* Lynne Maxwell, {{MD}}, a [[pain]] control specialist.

* Steven Wegner, {{MD}}, {{JD}}, a medical insurance specialist, who evidently was appointed to the task force to preserve and protect [[third-party payment]].

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The task force also included representatives from other pro-circumcision organizations:

* Charles LeBaron, {{MD}}, representing the [[Centers for Disease Control and Prevention]], where [[Bias| biased]] doctors had been working to produce a pro-circumcision policy since 2008.

* Charles LeBaron, {{MD}}, representing the [[Centers for Disease Control and Prevention]], where [[Bias| biased]] doctors had been working to produce a pro-circumcision policy since 2008

* Sabrina Craigo, {{MD}}, representing the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, whose fellows make extra money by performing non-therapeutic ~~circumcisions~~ on newborn baby boys.

* Sabrina Craigo, {{MD}}, representing the [[American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists]], whose fellows make extra money by performing non-therapeutic circumcision on newborn baby boys, although males are outside of their practice area.

* Lesley Atwood, {{MD}}, representing the [[American Academy of Family Physicians]]. whose fellows also make extra money by performing non-therapeutic circumcision.

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-The AAP allied itself with the [[American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists| American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists]] (ACOG) and the [[American Academy of Family Physicians]] (AAFP) to produce a new circumcision policy that would claim a medical benefit. A new task force was named with [[Susan Blank]], a doctor with pro-circumcision credentials as chairwoman. The task force was an unusually large eight-member task force with an unusual constitution. It included:
+The AAP allied itself with the [[American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists]] (ACOG) and the [[American Academy of Family Physicians]] (AAFP) to produce a new circumcision policy that would claim a medical benefit. A new task force was named with [[Susan Blank]], a doctor with pro-circumcision credentials as chairwoman. The task force was an unusually large eight-member task force with an unusual constitution. It included:
 * Ellen Buerk, {{MD}}, representing the board of directors of the AAP.
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 * [[Andrew Freedman]], a Jewish urologist from Los Angeles who circumcised his own son on the kitchen table.
 * [[Douglas Diekema]], a pediatric medical ethicist.
-* Lynne Maxwell, {{MD}}, a pain control specialist.
+* Lynne Maxwell, {{MD}}, a [[pain]] control specialist.
 * Steven Wegner, {{MD}}, {{JD}}, a medical insurance specialist, who evidently was appointed to the task force to preserve and protect [[third-party payment]].
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 The task force also included representatives from other pro-circumcision organizations:
-* Charles LeBaron, {{MD}}, representing the [[Centers for Disease Control and Prevention]], where [[Bias| biased]] doctors had been working to produce a pro-circumcision policy since 2008.
+* Charles LeBaron, {{MD}}, representing the [[Centers for Disease Control and Prevention]], where [[Bias| biased]] doctors had been working to produce a pro-circumcision policy since 2008
-* Sabrina Craigo, {{MD}}, representing the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, whose fellows make extra money by performing non-therapeutic circumcisions on newborn baby boys.
+* Sabrina Craigo, {{MD}}, representing the [[American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists]], whose fellows make extra money by performing non-therapeutic circumcision on newborn baby boys, although males are outside of their practice area.
 * Lesley Atwood, {{MD}}, representing the [[American  Academy  of Family Physicians]]. whose fellows also make extra money by performing non-therapeutic circumcision.