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ACOG now uses the device of saying "why parents choose" to reduce their potential liability. This statement cites the [[AAP]], however, the AAP's last statement expired in August 2017. The AAP now has no identifiable official position on [[circumcision of the newborn]].
AGOG provides no information on the various [[Foreskin#Physiological_functions| functions of the foreskin]], which are now well known.<refname="alissa2025-07-03">{{REFweb |url=https://intactamerica.org/foreskin-functions-you-were-never-told/ |title=The Penis You Were Supposed to Have: 10 Functions of the Foreskin You Were Never Taught |last=Alissa |first=Kristel |init= |author-link=Kristel Alissa |publisher=Intact America |date=2025-07-03 |accessdate=2025-07-06}}</ref> It may have some potential liability for this fraudulent omission.<ref name="gianetti2000">{{REFjournal
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|first=Matthew
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==Human rights and medical ethics issues==
Baby boys have rights under both international [[human rights]] law and domestic law from the instant they are born alive. Medical ethics requires medical doctors to respect those rights.
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|url=https://intactamerica.org/foreskincircumcision-functions-you-were-never-toldreevaluation/ |title=The Penis You Were Supposed to HaveCircumcision: 10 Functions An Outdated Practice in Desperate Need of the Foreskin You Were Never TaughtRe-Evaluation
|last=Alissa
|first=Kristel
|author-link=Kristel Alissa
|publisher=Intact America
|date=20252024-0712-0316 |accessdate=2025-07-0607
}}
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