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== Circumcision promotion ==
In 1953, he and [[Donald C. Snyder]] published an influential paper in the ''American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology'', calling for the [[Routine Infant Circumcision|immediate circumcision of all males straight after birth]]. Ignoring [[Douglas Gairdner|Gairdner]] and relying heavily on the writings of [[Abraham L. Wolbarst|Wolbarst]], they insisted that “[[phimosis]]” required immediate surgical correction, and asserted that [[circumcision]] would “reduce the incidence of [[masturbation|onanism]]”, heighten male libido and “increase longevity and immunity to nearly all physical and mental illness.”
They also stated that [[circumcision]] immediately after birth was convenient for the doctor and in the financial best interests of the hospital. Leading obstetrical textbooks were soon rewritten to include Miller and Snyder’s recommendations.
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}}</ref> The American Academy of Pediatrics (1971) declared, "There are no valid medical indications for circumcision in the neonatal period."<ref name="aap1971">{{REFbook |last=Committee on Fetus and Newborn |first= |init= |year=1971 |title=Standards and Recommendation for Hospital Care of Newborn infants. 5th ed. |url=https://www.cirp.org/library/statements/aap/#a1971 |scope= |location=Evanston, IL. |publisher=American Academy of Pediatrics |ISBN= |accessdate=2024-05-01 }}</ref>
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