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== The Birth birth of the Circumcision circumcision & HIV Hypothesis hypothesis ===== Fink's Letterletter: In Defense defense of Circumcision circumcision ===
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>{{WallersteinE 1980}}</ref>
=== Another Letterletter: The [[HIV]]/[[AIDS]] Hypothesis hypothesis ===
In 1986, Fink sent a letter -- "A possible Explanation for Heterosexual Male Infection with [[AIDS]]," where he argued that the hard and toughened glans of the circumcised male resisted infection, while the soft and sensitive foreskin and glans [[mucosa]] of the intact male were ports of entry.<ref>{{REFjournal
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