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== RACP 2022 statement ==
The current RACP statement on circumcision of infant males<ref name="RACP2022">{{REFdocument
|url=https://www.racp.edu.au//docs/default-source/advocacy-library/racp-circumcision-of-infant-males-position-statement.pdf?sfvrsn=92edd11a_4
|title=Circumcision of Infant Males
|date=2022-12
|last=[[RACP]]
|accessdate=2023-06-07
}}</ref> as of December 2022 states:
{{Citation
|Text=After reviewing current evidence, the Royal Australasian College of Physicians (RACP) believes that the frequency of diseases modifiable by circumcision, the level of protection offered by circumcision and the complication rates of circumcision do not warrant routine infant circumcision in Australia or Aotearoa New Zealand. The RACP recommends that circumcision should be considered for infant males with significant urinary tract abnormalities. Where an infant male has a normal urinary tract, it is reasonable for parents to consider the benefits and risks of circumcision and to determine whether to circumcise their male infant.
If parents request a circumcision for their male infant the medical practitioner is obliged to provide accurate unbiased and up-to-date information on the risks and benefits of the procedure. Parental choice should be respected.
If parents choose circumcision for their male infant the procedure should be undertaken by an appropriately trained competent medical practitioner, using appropriate anaesthesia and analgesia, in a safe, child-friendly environment, capable of dealing with potential complications.
|Author=[[RACP]]
|Source=RACP statement on circumcision of infant males
|ref=<ref name="RACP2022"/>
}}
Thus, the RACP recognizes that circumcision of male children is medically unnecessary in general. They do not, however, recognize the child's right to be protected against an arbitrary choice by the parents for this circumcision, as [[Jonathan Meddings]] commented in January 2023.<ref>{{REFweb
|url=https://jonathanmeddings.medium.com/the-racp-has-updated-its-position-on-circumcision-and-it-isnt-good-dbcb70ff20d5
|title=The RACP has updated its position on circumcision
|last=Meddings
|first=Jonathan
|init=J
|author-link=Jonathan Meddings
|date=2023-01-04
|accessdate=2023-06-07
}}</ref> So the RACP clearly does '''not''' protect children from not required surgery.
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