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}}</ref> The ACOG statement also fails to inform parents of the [[Immunological and protective function of the foreskin| immunological functions]] of the foreskin, the value of [[breastfeeding]] in reducing [[UTI]], or the increased difficulty of initating breastfeeding after [[circumcision]]. | }}</ref> The ACOG statement also fails to inform parents of the [[Immunological and protective function of the foreskin| immunological functions]] of the foreskin, the value of [[breastfeeding]] in reducing [[UTI]], or the increased difficulty of initating breastfeeding after [[circumcision]]. | ||
ACOG now uses the device of saying "why parents choose" to reduce their potential liability. | ACOG now uses the device of saying "why parents choose" to reduce their potential liability. This statement cites the [[AAP]], however, the AAP's last statement expired in August 2017. The AAP now has no identifiable official position on [[circumcision of the newborn]]. | ||
AGOG provides no information on the various [[Foreskin#Physiological_functions| functions of the foreskin]], which are now well known. It may have some potential liability for this fraudulent omission.<ref name="gianetti2000">{{REFjournal | |||
|last=Giannetti | |||
|first=Matthew | |||
|init=M | |||
|author-link= | |||
|title=Circumcision and the American Academy of Pediatrics: Should Scientific Misconduct Result in Trade Association Liability | |||
|journal=Iowa Law Rev | |||
|date=2000 | |||
|volume=85 | |||
|issue=4 | |||
|pages=1507-68 | |||
|url=https://www.doctorsopposingcircumcision.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/Gianetti-AAP-Misconduct-Trade-Assn-Iowa-Law-Rev-2000.pdf | |||
|accessdate=2025-07-07 | |||
}}</ref> <ref>{{REFjournal | |||
|last=Adler | |||
|first=Peter W. | |||
|init=PW | |||
|author-link=Peter W. Adler | |||
|last2=Van Howe | |||
|first2=Robert S. | |||
|init2=RS | |||
|author2-link=Robert S. Van Howe | |||
|last3=Wisdom | |||
|first3=Travis | |||
|init3=T | |||
|author3-link= | |||
|last4=Daase | |||
|first4=Felix | |||
|init4=F | |||
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|etal=no | |||
|title=Is circumcision a fraud? | |||
|journal=Cornell Journal of Law and Public Policy | |||
|location= | |||
|date=2020-11 | |||
|volume=30 | |||
|issue=1 | |||
|pages=45-107 | |||
|url=https://www.lawschool.cornell.edu/research/JLPP/upload/Adler-et-al-final.pdf | |||
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|accessdate=2025-07-07 | |||
}}</ref> | |||
==Statement by George C. Denniston, M.D., M.P.H.== | ==Statement by George C. Denniston, M.D., M.P.H.== | ||