Obstetricians and the American circumcision scandal: Difference between revisions

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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]].
-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]].
+ACOG now uses the device of saying "why parents choose" to reduce ACOG's potential liability.<ref name="acog2017" /> 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 to medical science.<ref name="cold-taylor1999">{{ColdCJ TaylorJR 1999}}</ref> <ref name="alissa2025-07-03">{{REFweb
+AGOG provides no information, which may dissuade parents from choosing [[circumcision]], on the various [[Foreskin#Physiological_functions| functions of the foreskin]],<ref name="acog2017" /> which are now well known to medical science.<ref name="cold-taylor1999">{{ColdCJ TaylorJR 1999}}</ref> <ref name="alissa2025-07-03">{{REFweb
   |url=https://intactamerica.org/foreskin-functions-you-were-never-told/
   |title=The Penis You Were Supposed to Have: 10 Functions of the Foreskin You Were Never Taught