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[[George Hill]] ({{LifeData|birth=1937-06-01|birthplace=Baton Rouge, Louisiana|birthcountry=USA|death=|deathplace=|deathcountry=}}) | [[George Hill]] ({{LifeData|birth=1937-06-01|birthplace=Baton Rouge, Louisiana|birthcountry=USA|death=|deathplace=|deathcountry=}}) | ||
Hill early became aware of the function and value of the [[foreskin]]. When his son was born at the infamous [[Northside Hospital]] in February 1979, Hill refused to permit a [[circumcision]], citing the position of the [[AAP]] on lack of medical indication,<ref>{{REFjournal | Hill early became aware of the function and value of the [[foreskin]]. When his son was born at the later infamous [[Northside Hospital]] in February 1979, Hill refused to permit a [[circumcision]], citing the position of the [[AAP]] on lack of medical indication,<ref>{{REFjournal | ||
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}}</ref> resulting in the displeasure of an OB-GYN who came early to the hospital hoping to collect a [[Financial incentive| fee]]. | }}</ref> and resulting resulting in the displeasure of an OB-GYN who came early to the hospital hoping to collect a [[Financial incentive| fee]]. | ||
Hill attended the [[Second International Symposium]] at San Francisco in 1991 where he met many [[intactivists]], including [[Ashley Montagu]] and [[Marilyn Fayre Milos| Marilyn Milos]]. | Hill attended the [[Second International Symposium]] at San Francisco in 1991 where he met many [[intactivists]], including [[Ashley Montagu]], [[Paul M. Fleiss]], and [[Marilyn Fayre Milos| Marilyn Milos]]. | ||
Hill is the Vice-President for Medical Science and Bioethics of [[Doctors Opposing Circumcision (D.O.C.)]], and its prolific scribe. George joined [[DOC]] in 1997 and swiftly became a highly productive advocate. He has to his credit several published articles and letter-briefs questioning [[circumcision]]. He has kept up a lively correspondence with the [[American Academy of Pediatrics]], the [[CDC]], and state Medicaid agencies nationwide. He was the author of the original [[Doctors Opposing Circumcision (D.O.C.)]] Genital Integrity Policy Statement,<ref>{{REFdocument | Hill is the Vice-President for Medical Science and Bioethics of [[Doctors Opposing Circumcision (D.O.C.)]], and its prolific scribe. George joined [[DOC]] in 1997 and swiftly became a highly productive advocate. He has to his credit several published articles and letter-briefs questioning [[circumcision]]. He has kept up a lively correspondence with the [[American Academy of Pediatrics]], the [[CDC]], and state Medicaid agencies nationwide. He was the author of the original [[Doctors Opposing Circumcision (D.O.C.)]] Genital Integrity Policy Statement,<ref>{{REFdocument | ||