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The '''American Academy of Pediatrics''' (AAP) is an American professional trade association of pediatricians, headquartered in Elk Grove Village, Illinois. The AAP advances the financial and business interests of its members. Almost all US pediatricians are members. Their slogan is: "Dedicated to the Health of All Children." Almost all US pediatricians are members.

<blockquote><p>"In a 2012 position statement, the academy stated that a systematic evaluation of the medical literature shows that the "preventive health benefits of elective [[circumcision]] of male newborns outweigh the risks of the procedure" and that the health benefits "are sufficient to justify access to this procedure for families choosing it and to warrant third-party payment for circumcision of male newborns," but "are not great enough to recommend routine circumcision for all male newborns". The academy Academy takes the position that parents should make the final decision about circumcision, after appropriate information is gathered about the risks and benefits of the procedure. By doing this, the AAP attempts to shift the liability for the certain injury of child non-therapeutic circumcision from the doctor to the parents.  The 2012 statement is a shift in the academyAcademy's position from its 1999 statement in that the academy says the health benefits of the procedure outweigh the risks, and supports having the procedure covered by insurance. The 2012 position statement is an obvious effort to preserve third-party payment to physicians, without which most non-therapeutic circumcisions would not be done.</p>