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'''Egdar J. Schoen''' (1925-2016) was an American Physician and worked as a Clinical Professor in Pediatrics at the University of California, San Francisco.<ref>{{REFweb
| quote= | url=http://directory.ucsf.edu/people_detail.jsp?FNO=Edgar.Schoen@ucsf.edu&retLink=1&school_code=all&last_name=schoen&first_name=&offset=0 | title=UCSF On-line Campus Directory: People Search | last= | first= | publisher= | website= | date= | accessdate=2011-05-27
}}</ref> Schoen had a humorous poem about circumcision published in 1986.<ref name="schoen1986">{{REFjournal
|last=Schoen
Schoen was the chair of the 1989 AAP taskforce on circumcision, which studied available data to consider recommendeding circumcision to parents. The taskforce concluded that "Newborn circumcision has potential medical benefits and advantages as well as disadvantages and risks".<ref>{{REFweb
| quote= | url=http://www.cirp.org/library/statements/aap/#a1989 | title=AAP 1989 | last= | first= | publisher= | website= | date= | accessdate=
}}</ref> This was despite their own admission that evidence linking circumcision to prevention of any diseases was inconclusive, with the sole exception of penile cancer (which they noted was mainly caused by unhealthy lifestyles). Given Schoen's history of circumcision advocacy and his position as taskforce chair, he may have influenced the committee significantly.
In 1999, the AAP revised their circumcision policy statement. Their newer statement was more conservative about circumcision's potential benefits, saying that they did not outweigh the procedure's own risks, and recommended leaving the decision to parents based on their cultural traditions, in addition to the medical factors.<ref>{{REFweb
| quote= | url=http://www.cirp.org/library/statements/aap1999/ | title=AAP 1999 | last= | first= | publisher= | website= | date= | accessdate=
}}</ref>
Schoen appeared in Penn & Teller's show, "Bullshit" for their [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0672524/ circumcision episode]. Penn reported that Schoen said circumcised penises smell and look better.<ref>{{REFweb
| quote= | url=http://youtube.com?watch=vLGcqPE7xu0?t=7m50s | title=Penn & Teller on Circumcision | last= | first= | publisher=YouTube | website=kunavu | date=2011-05-25 | accessdate=2011-09-25
}}</ref> Schoen later recited some poetry reflective of his belief that the circumcised penis is a thing of beauty:
{{Citation
| Title=Schoen's Poetry | Text=It's a great work of art like the statue of Venus
if you're wearing a hat on the head of your penis.
| Author= | Source=| lang=| before=| after=| Transcription=| Translation= | ref=<ref>[http://youtube.com?watch=jI3oa4Mx9hs?t=50s kunavu. (2001, May 25). Penn & teller on circumcision part 2.]</ref>
}}
<small>'''NOTE:''' The ''"hat"'' presumably referring to the visible glans.</small>
{{Citation
| Title=Circumcision | Text=It’s like apple pie. It’s part of being American. | Author=Schoen | Source=J Weekly| lang=| before=| after=| Transcription=| Translation= | ref=<ref>[http://www.jweekly.com/article/full/61692/both-sides-of-the-debate-two-jewish-doctors-offer-opinions-on-circumcision/ Pine. (2011-5-5). Both sides of the debate: Two Jewish doctors offer opinions on circumcision. ''J Weekly.'']</ref>
}}
==Death==
Schoen died in his sleep, at the age of 91 on August 23 of 2016, surrounded by his family.<ref>{{REFweb
| quote= | url=http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/sfgate/obituary.aspx?n=edgar-j-schoen&pid=181188231& | title=Obituary | last= | first= | publisher= | website= | date= | accessdate=
}}</ref>
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