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|last=Goldman

|first=Ronald

|author-link=Ronald Goldman

|etal=no

Though American circumcision practice is generally believed to be independent of Jewish circumcision practice, they are connected; some of the most outspoken advocates for circumcision tend to be Jewish. The [[American Academy of Pediatrics]] has consistently disproportionately stuffed its "circumcision task forces" with Jewish doctors. It is believed that not a single member of an AAP Task Force on Circumcision has ever had a foreskin. This suggests a religious or cultural bias on the part of these advocates. Of course, there are also Jewish doctors that oppose circumcision, but they are disproportionately outnumbered by those who advocate circumcision. For example, of all the letters to the editor in response to the 1999 [[American Academy of Pediatrics]] Circumcision Policy Statement, the most pro-circumcision responses were from Jewish doctors, including two whom also perform Jewish ritual circumcisions.<ref>{{REFjournal

|last=Bailis

|title=Circumcision: the debate goes on

|journal=Pediatrics

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|last=Kunin

|title=Circumcision: the debate goes on

|journal=Pediatrics

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|last=Shechet

|last2=Tanenbaum

|title=Circumcision: the debate goes on

|journal=Pediatrics

== "Anti-circumcision bias" ==

Advocates of [[circumcision]] may claim there is an "anti-circumcision bias" in research and in public health policy. They support their claim only with their judgment that substantial medical evidence favors their view.<ref>{{REFjournal

|last=Schoen

|author-link=Edgar J. Schoen

|last2=Wiswell

|author2-link=Thomas E. Wiswell

|last3=Moses

|title=New policy on circumcision: Cause for concern

|journal=Pediatrics

|date=2000