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'''{{FULLPAGENAME}}''' is a Canadian medical journalist. She wrote a controversial article about [[circumcision]] in [[Canada]] in 1995.
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'''{{FULLPAGENAME}}''' ({{LifeData||2016}}) was a Canadian medical journalist. PubMed Central indexes 82 published articles from 1973 through 2014.
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She wrote a factually accurate, but controversial, article in 1995 about the decline in the practice of non-therapeutic infant [[circumcision]] in [[Canada]].
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== Controversy ==
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The ''Canadian Medical Association Journal'' published letters in response to the article by LeBourdais on 1 October 1995. There was a letter by Robin Chorn, who alleged [[antisemitism]], and another letter by Dr. Brian W. Gregory, who defended the practice of non-therapeutic neonatal circumcision on medical grounds.  This was followed by a response by LeBourdais and a letter of support by Dr. [[George C. Denniston]].<ref>{{REFjournal
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Latest revision as of 02:22, 31 January 2023

Eleanor LeBourdais (died 2016) was a Canadian medical journalist. PubMed Central indexes 82 published articles from 1973 through 2014.

She wrote a factually accurate, but controversial, article in 1995 about the decline in the practice of non-therapeutic infant circumcision in Canada.

Controversy

The Canadian Medical Association Journal published letters in response to the article by LeBourdais on 1 October 1995. There was a letter by Robin Chorn, who alleged antisemitism, and another letter by Dr. Brian W. Gregory, who defended the practice of non-therapeutic neonatal circumcision on medical grounds. This was followed by a response by LeBourdais and a letter of support by Dr. George C. Denniston.[1]

Publications

References

  1. REFjournal Chorn, Robin, Gregory, Brian W., LeBourdais, Eleanor, Denniston, George C.. Letters to the Editor. CMAJ. 1 October 1995; 153(7): 885-6. Retrieved 29 January 2023.