Changes

The [[Canadian Paediatric Society]] (2015) issued a new statement regarding non-therapeutic circumcision of boys. This statement was prompted by the three seriously flawed HIV studies of adult males in Africa, that have now been disproved,<ref name="boyle-hill2011" /> and caused the retirement of the excellent previous 1996 statement.<ref name="cps1996">{{REFjournal |last=Outerbridge |first=Eugene |author-link= |etal=no |title=Neonatal circumcision revisited |journal=Can Med Assoc J |location= |date=1996-03-15 |volume=154 |issue=6 |pages=769-80 |url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1487803/ |quote= |pubmedID=8634956 |pubmedCID=1487803 |DOI= }}</ref> This statement has very serious omissions that bias it in favor of circumcision. The description of the [[foreskin]] omits important information, including its innervation, its protective functions, its immunological functions, and its sexual functions. The statement claims "potential" benefits, which exist only in someone's imagination. The statement discusses UTI infection in the newborn, but fails to point out that 111 circumcisions are needed to prevent one UTI and also fails to mention that UTIS are easily treated with antibiotics. It appears that the CPS is seeking to do more circumcisions so its members can make more money.