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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

* [[James L. Snyder]] , Member* [[Leif Thompson]], Member

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.

[[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]], J.D.{{JD}}, served as executive director.

DOC intervened in the Oregon case of ''[[Boldt vs Boldt]]'', which technically was a child custody case, but actually about parental power to circumcise at will, by filing two ''amicus curiae'' educational briefs to help the court. As a result of DOC's intervention, the [https://www.courts.oregon.gov/courts/appellate/supreme/Pages/default.aspx| Oregon Supreme Court] remanded the case to the trial court with instructions to determine the child's wishes regarding circumcision.<ref>[https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/835348/marriage-of-boldt/| In the Matter of the Marriage of James H. Boldt]. [https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/835348/marriage-of-boldt/ 176 P.3d 388 (SC Oregon 2008)].</ref> DOC's intervention was cited by the court in its written opinion. The trial court determined that the child did not want to be circumcised and custody was changed from the father to the mother. This landmark case received critical comment in the medical ethics literature.<ref>{{REFweb

}}</ref> ==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 |last=Denniston |first=George C. |author-link=George C. Denniston |publisher=[[Doctors Opposing Circumcision (D.O.C.)]] |format=PDF |date=2020-06-29 |accessdate=2020-09-02}}</ref>{{PUB}}* {{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}}* {{REFweb |url=https://www.doctorsopposingcircumcision.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/commentary-on-american-academy-of-pediatrics-2012-circumcision-policy-statement.pdf |title=Commentary on American Academy of Pediatrics 2012 Circumcision Policy Statement |trans-title= |language= |last=Hill |first=George |author-link=George Hill |publisher=[[Doctors Opposing Circumcision (D.O.C.)]] |website= |date=2013-04 |accessdate=2020-02-15 |format=PDF

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