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The Committee on Bioethics of the AAP issued a statement on bioethics and consent in 1995 that has caused great difficulty for the promoters of male non-therapeutic circumcision of non-consenting infants at the AAP. The statement provides in part:
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We now realize that the doctrine of "[[informed consent]]" has only limited direct application in pediatrics. Only patients who have appropriate decisional capacity and legal empowerment can give their [[informed consent ]] to medical care. In all other situations, parents or other surrogates provide informed permission for diagnosis and treatment of children with the assent of the child whenever appropriate.<ref>{{REFjournal
|last=Kohnman
|first=Arthur
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:The AAP <b>1999 Policy Statement</b> also includes this statement on [[informed consent]]:
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|Text=The process of [[informed consent ]] obligates the physician to explain any procedure or treatment and to enumerate the risks, benefits, and alternatives for the patient to make an informed choice. For infants and young children who lack the capacity to decide for themselves, a surrogate, generally a parent, must make such choice.<small>(118)</small>
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|Source=1999 AAP Circumcision Policy Statement (re-affirmed 2005)
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:The above sentences cited <u>Informed Consent[[informed consent]], Parental Permission, and Assent in Pediatric Practice</u>, a policy guide by AAP's Bio-ethics Committee.<ref>{{REFweb
|last=Committee on Bioethics
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