Changes

On 2 December 2014, the CDC released a an anonymous [httphttps://www.arclaw.org/newswp-content/uploads/cdcCDC-releases2014-draft0012-first-ever-federal-guidelines-male-circumcision-public-commenting-period-ope 0003.pdf proposed guideline] for counseling male patients and parents regarding male circumcision and the prevention of [[HIV]] infection, STIs and other health outcomesto which the authors declined to affix their names. The proposed guidelines seem to be in line with the AAP's Policy Statement of 2012 and also includes considerations for counseling of adolescents and adults in accordance with their [[HIV]] risk behavior, [[HIV]] status, sexual preferences and other factors. While the media tried to present these guidelines as an immediate endorsement of circumcision, the guidelines are far from recommending universal circumcision and in fact acknowledge that neonatal circumcision presents ethical concerns over the violation of autonomy. Read our analysis of the guidelines [http://circwatch.org/cdc-circumcision-and-misleading-headlines/ our analysis of the guidelines]