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* This statement completely excludes any mention of the important protective, immunological, sexual, and sensory functions of the [[foreskin]] which might dissuade a patient or his surrogate from granting [[Informed consent| consent]] for a foreskin [[amputation]].
* This statement is completely silent on [[human rights]] and [[medical ethics ]] issues concerning the non-therapeutic excision of normal, functional body parts from a minor who is too young to grant [[Informed consent| consent]].<ref name="aap1995">{{REFjournal
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