19/33 A recent study found 64% of men circumcised as neonates had a negative view of it. But given that it’s irreversible, that there are valid, meritorious reasons why any man would object to it, & that the overwhelming majority of intact men will NEVER need nor want one…
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30/33 Those of you at
#AAP18 might want to take it a step further: go outside & actually listen to all of the people who have come out to demonstrate against#AAP#circumcision policy.@bdmarotta@TrishCausey @Intact_Nation Listen to the regret parents who were lied to by MDs.Show this thread -
31/33 Listen to the circumcised men who object to what was done to them. And then come back inside & tell everyone else at
#AAP18 that the “scientifically untenable”#AAP#circumcision policy needs to be retired immediately.#i2#AAP18#tweetiatrician#tweetiatricians#mededShow this thread -
32/33 A physician’s first priority is to recognize harm, particularly when it’s iatrogenic, & to protect patients, especially children, from that harm. If you fail at that, little else matters.
#i2#AAP18#tweetiatrician#tweetiatricians#meded#ethics#bioethics#medtwitterShow this thread -
33/33 Tagging in
@EMeadeMD &@SeattleMamaDoc Hopefully they can continue to set a good example by demonstrating the right way to respond on#twitter & other#SoMe to the questions & concerns expressed here, by@jordanarel,@bdmarotta &@circmovie, & by many others.#i2#AAP18Show this thread
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