The real discussion on #circumcision isnt one weighing benefits vs. risk like the @AmerAcadPeds frames it as. Its stepping back asking ourselves how much control do adults get over child bodies-when operations are not medical but just cosmetic-is that Ok? #endric #i2 #HumanRights
Replying to @ThatIntersexGuy @AmerAcadPeds
This was addressed by AAP's own #bioethics committee. Their answer? NONE. "[P]arents ... provide informed permission for diagnosis and treatment of children." Elective circumcision isn't diagnosis or treatment, so parental permission for it is invalid #i2 https://pediatrics.aappublications.org/content/pediatrics/95/2/314.full.pdf …
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