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}},</ref> however the AAP has now abandoned all previous position statements on male [[circumcision]]. | }},</ref> however the AAP has now abandoned all previous position statements on male [[circumcision]]. | ||
Others say that circumcision is an infringement of the child's autonomy and should be delayed until he is capable of making the decision himself.<ref name="KNMG2010">[http://circumstitions.com/Docs/KNMG-policy.pdf Non-Therapeutic Circumcision of Male Minors]. Utrecht: Royal Dutch Medical Association, 2010.</ref> A circumcision operation may be performed at any age, so an [[intact]] | Others say that circumcision is an infringement of the child's autonomy and should be delayed until he is capable of making the decision himself.<ref name="KNMG2010">[http://circumstitions.com/Docs/KNMG-policy.pdf Non-Therapeutic Circumcision of Male Minors]. Utrecht: Royal Dutch Medical Association, 2010.</ref> A circumcision operation may be performed at any age, so an [[intact]] male, who has reaches the legal age of consent, may elect to have a [[circumcision]] whenever he wishes. | ||
==Medical trade association views== | ==Medical trade association views== | ||