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===Third policy (1989)===
The 1975 policy was considered outmoded so a new "task force on circumcision" with circumcision promoter [[Edgar J. Schoen]] as chairman was formed. It is believed that five of the six members of the task force, or 83 percent, were Jewish.
This statement claimed for the first time that "potential medical benefits exist.<ref name="aap1999">{{REFjournal