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The CPS again considered infant circumcision in 2015. The CPS stated:{{Citation<blockquote> |Text=While there may be a benefit for some boys in high-risk populations and circumstances where the procedure could be considered for disease reduction or treatment, the Canadian Paediatric Society does not recommend the routine circumcision of every newborn male. |ref=<ref name="cps2015">{{REFjournal
</blockquote> |Author=Canadian Paediatric Society (2015)}}
reorganized section "Position statements of medical societies"
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==Position statements of medical societies==
=== Canadian Paediatric Society (CPS) ===
The [[Canadian Paediatric Society]] (CPS) took a position against non-therapeutic circumcision of boys in 1975, declaring it to have "no medical indication" and to be an "obsolete operation".<ref name="cps1975" />
The CPS revisited circumcision in 1996 and recommended, ": {{Citation |Text=Circumcision should not be routinely performed." |ref=<ref name="chhrp2018" /><ref name="cps1996">{{REFjournal
|last=Outerbridge
|first=Eugene
|accessdate=2019-10-26
}}</ref>
|Author=Canadian Paediatric Society (1996)
}}
The [https://www.cpsbc.ca/ College of Physicians and Surgeons of British Columbia] has issued three guidances for its members regarding non-therapeutic male CPS again considered infant circumcision of childrenin 2015. The most recent (2009) says in part:<blockquote>You are not obliged to act upon a request to circumcise an infant, but you must discuss the medical evidence and the current thoughts in bioethics that dissuade you from performing this procedure. You must also inform the parents that they have the right to see another physician.<ref>{{REFdocument |title=Circumcision (Infant Male) |trans-title= |language= |url=httpCPS stated://www.cirp.org/library/statements/cpsbc2009/cpsbc-circ-stmt2009.pdf |contribution= |quote= |trans-quote= |quote-lang= |last= |first= |author-link= |publisher=College of Physicians and Surgeons of British Columbia |format=PDF |date=2009-09 |accessdate=2019-11-18}}</ref></blockquote>
|last=Sorokin
|first=S. Todd
|accessdate=2019-10-26
}}</ref>
=== College of Physicians and Surgeons of British Columbia (CPSBC) ===The [https://www.cpsbc.ca/ College of Physicians and Surgeons of British Columbia] has issued three guidances for its members regarding non-therapeutic male circumcision of children. The most recent (2009) says in part: {{Citation |Text=You are not obliged to act upon a request to circumcise an infant, but you must discuss the medical evidence and the current thoughts in bioethics that dissuade you from performing this procedure. You must also inform the parents that they have the right to see another physician. |ref=<ref>{{REFdocument |title=Circumcision (Infant Male) |trans-title= |language= |url=http://www.cirp.org/library/statements/cpsbc2009/cpsbc-circ-stmt2009.pdf |contribution= |quote= |trans-quote= |quote-lang= |last= |first= |author-link= |publisher=College of Physicians and Surgeons of British Columbia |format=PDF |date=2009-09 |accessdate=2019-11-18}}</ref> |Author=College of Physicians and Surgeons of British Columbia}} === Canadian Urological Association (CUA) ===The [[Canadian Urological Association]] (CUA) considered the matter of circumcision and issued a statement in February 2018. The CUA concluded: <blockquote>" {{Citation |Text=Given the socioeconomic, educational status, and health demographics of our population, universal neonatal circumcision cannot be justified based on the current evidence available. |ref=<ref name="cua2018">{{REFjournal
|last=Dave
|first=Sumit
|DOI=10.5489/cuaj.5034. Epub 2017 Dec 1
|accessdate=2019-10-26
}}</ref></blockquote> |author=[[Canadian Urological Association]]}}
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