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During the 1980s, some physicians were condemning circumcision as "barbaric and unnecessary," and only "advocated by the uninformed." In 1986, Blue Shield providers in several states decided to discontinue coverage of neonatal circumcision. In reaction to this, Fink sent a manifesto entitled "In Defense of Circumcision" to the ''New York Times'' and the ''San Francisco Chronicle'', repeating antiquated claims of benefits; many of which weren't even published.<ref>{{REFbook |last=Wallerstein |first=Edward |author-link=Edward Wallerstein |title=Circumcision: An American Health Fallacy |location=New York |publisher=Springer |year=WallersteinE 1980 |chapter=Circumcision: Information |pages=507-512}}</ref>