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The '''American Academy of Family Physicians {{FULLPAGENAME}}''' (AAFP)''' is the [[medical trade association]] that defends and promotes the business interests of family physicians in the United States.
The AAFP headquarters address is:
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American Academy of Family Physicians<br>
11400 Tomahawk Creek Parkway<br>
Leawood, KS 66211-2680<br>
USA
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Family physicians is one of three medical specialties who substantially profit from carrying out medically-uncessary, non-therapeutic child circumcisions, so it should be no surprise that they promote non-therapeutic child [[circumcision]] with a very positive policy statement.
The statement continues the plea for insurance coverage of unnecessary, non-therapeutic circumcision, which actually is a plea for [[Financial incentive| more money for doctors]].
The claims made are not documented with citations, nor is there an actual recommendation for [[circumcision]]. The statement continues the practice of trying to shift liability from the physician to the parents. , for the known [[pain]], [[trauma]], and certain [[injury ]] by [[amputation]] of a [[Foreskin| multi-functional body part]].
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* [[Circumcision study flaws]]
* [[United States of America]]
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