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}}</ref> The ACOG statement also fails to inform parents of the [[Immunological and protective function of the foreskin| immunological functions]] of the foreskin, the value of [[breastfeeding]] in reducing [[UTI]], or the increased difficulty of initating breastfeeding after [[circumcision]].
ACOG now uses the device of saying "why parents choose" to reduce ACOG's potential liability.<ref name="acog2017" /> 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]]! <ref>{{REFweb |url=https://www.healthychildren.org/English/ages-stages/prenatal/decisions-to-make/Pages/Circumcision.aspx |title=Circumcision: A Parent's Choice |last=Anonymous |first= |init= |author-link= |publisher=Healthy Children |date=2025-02-03 |accessdate=2025-07-10}}</ref>
AGOG provides no information, which may dissuade parents from choosing [[circumcision]], on the various [[Foreskin#Physiological_functions| functions of the foreskin]],<ref name="acog2017" /> which are now well known to medical science.<ref name="cold-taylor1999">{{ColdCJ TaylorJR 1999}}</ref> <ref name="alissa2025-07-03">{{REFweb