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:The AAP <b>1999 Policy Statement</b> also includes this statement on informed consent:
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|Text=The process of informed consent obligates the physician to explain any procedure or treatment and to enumerate the risks, benefits, and alternatives for the patient to make an informed choice. For infants and young children who lack the capacity to decide for themselves, a surrogate, generally a parent , must make such choice.<small>(118)</small>
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|Source=1999 AAP Circumcision Policy Statement (re-affirmed 2005)