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The infamous 2012 statement for parents appears to have been removed in 2017 at the time that the 2012 [[American Academy of Pediatrics]] Circumcision Policy Statement, on which the previous ACOG statement was based, expired without being re-affirmed. | The infamous 2012 statement for parents appears to have been removed in 2017 at the time that the 2012 [[American Academy of Pediatrics]] Circumcision Policy Statement, on which the previous ACOG statement was based, expired without being re-affirmed. | ||
It was replaced in 2017 by another statement on [[circumcision of the newborn]] that shows signs of concerns about the possible legal liability of ACOG. The statement attempts to remove the responsibility and liability for any [[circumcision]] from the surgeon to the parent who granted [[surrogate consent]]. Some of the claims that advocate circumcision have been omitted.<ref name="acog2017">{{REFweb | It was replaced in 2017 by another statement on [[circumcision of the newborn]] that shows signs of concerns about the possible legal liability of ACOG. The statement attempts to remove the responsibility and liability for any [[circumcision]] from the surgeon to the parent who granted [[surrogate consent]]. Some of the previous claims that advocate circumcision have been omitted.<ref name="acog2017">{{REFweb | ||
|url=https://www.acog.org/womens-health/faqs/newborn-male-circumcision | |url=https://www.acog.org/womens-health/faqs/newborn-male-circumcision | ||
|title=Newborn Male Circumcision | |title=Newborn Male Circumcision | ||
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The statement fails to advise parents that there are ''no'' medical indications for circumcision in the newborn period, that circumcision does not prevent or treat disease because no disease is present. It does advise parents of surgical risk, but fails to mention [[complete penile amputation]] or [[death]] as a possible outcome. | The statement fails to advise parents that there are ''no'' medical indications for circumcision in the newborn period, that circumcision does not prevent or treat disease because no disease is present. It does advise parents of surgical risk, but fails to mention [[complete penile amputation]] or [[death]] as a possible outcome.<ref name="acog2017" /> | ||
There is a claim that circumcision may reduce the risk of urinary tract infection ([[UTI]]), but it fails to tell parents that the treatment for UTI is with anti-microbial drugs, not surgery.<ref>{{REFjournal | There is a claim that circumcision may reduce the risk of urinary tract infection ([[UTI]]),<ref name="acog2017" /> but it fails to tell parents that the treatment for UTI is with anti-microbial drugs, not surgery.<ref>{{REFjournal | ||
|last=McCracken, Jr. | |last=McCracken, Jr. | ||
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