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The organization '''Doctors Opposing Circumcision (D.O.C.) - Physicians for Genital Integrity''' supports the [[WWDOGA]]. D.O.C. has members in 50 States, 12 Canadian Provinces and Territories, and in nations on six continents. DOC is headquartered in Seattle, Washington, United States. DOC combines expertise in medicine with expertise in law. Contributions to DOC are tax-deductible charitable contributions. DOC is a member of [https://archive.crin.org/| Child Rights Information Network]. DOC claims members on six continents.
They are an international network of physicians dedicated to protecting the [[genital integrity ]] and eventual autonomy of all children, serving both health professionals and the public through education, support, and advocacy.<ref>{{REFweb
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* [[Mark Reiss]], Executive Vice-President
* [[George Hill]], Vice-President for Medical Science and Bioethics
* [[Steve Scott]], Vice-President for Anatomical Research
* [[John V. Geisheker]], Executive Director and General Counsel
* [[Zenas Baer]], Member
* [[Mathias Masem]], Member
* [[Amanda Morse]], Member
* [[James L. Snyder]] , Member* [[Leif Thompson]], Member
* [[Michaelle Wetteland]], Member
* [[Michelle Storms]], Advisor
==History==
DOC was founded by {{UNI|University of Washington |UW}} Medical School Professor [[George C. Denniston]], {{MD}}, {{MPH}}, in 1995 to support [[genital integrity ]] for children and to discourage the surgical genital modification for cultural practices.
==Governance==
[[Doctors Opposing Circumcision (D.O.C.)]] is governed by a board of directors. As of 2019, Denniston served as chairman of the board and president and [[John V. Geisheker]], {{JD}}, served as executive director.
==Litigation==
==Initiatives==
[[Doctors Opposing Circumcision (D.O.C.)]] (2020) has called on Ambassador Deborah L. Birx, {{MD}}, {{MPH}}, the head of [[PEPFAR]], to suspend the provision of male [[circumcision]], because it is ineffective and to re-direct those funds to the provision of anti-retroviral therapy (ART) and condoms.<ref name="denniston2020">{{REFdocument
|title=World Health Organization, HIV, and male circumcision
|url=https://pool.intactiwiki.org/images/2020-06-15b_LettertoPEPFAR.pdf
|first=George C.
|author-link=George C. Denniston
|publisher=[[Doctors Opposing Circumcision(D.O.C.)]]
|format=PDF
|date=2020-06-29
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* {{REFdocument |title=Genital Integrity Policy Statement |url=https://www.littleimages.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/GenitalIntegrityStatement.pdf |contribution= |last=Hill |first=George |publisher=[[Doctors Opposing Circumcision (D.O.C.)]] |format=PDF |date=2008-06 |accessdate=2023-10-23}}
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