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Why not just take care of it ahead of time? You are the parent and you decide how to raise your child. Thankfully there are some parents who still believe in parenting.
Because I find it to be a gross violation of that man's rights. Nobody should have the ability, or "right", to permanently remove perfectly healthy and functioning parts of my body except for me. Period.
1. It doesn't matter whether you "don't buy" the health benefits, they are well established by research.
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This is the giant myth that is being passed around. It's so sad people are using lies to promote their agenda and they have a great deal of the population buying it.
Even the AAP doesn't believe there is enough good research to recommend routine circumcision.
Why not just take care of it ahead of time? You are the parent and you decide how to raise your child. Thankfully there are some parents who still believe in parenting.
The std portion of this conversation is INSANELY comical as the U.S. has higher circumcision rates and HIGHER STD rates than many European countries. Clearly, circumcision is not the way to lowering std rates.
I can see infant circumcision being done if it is medically necessary and also it's still routine in some parts of the US, a part of culture, so I won't say ban it. Education is what I propose. I know, personally, educating ourselves about circumcision is what stopped my husband and I from having it done to our son. It was a little nerve-wracking going against the grain, especially when our pediatrician strongly frowned upon us not getting it done. But that was years ago and our son is doing just fine with his foreskin.
Excuse my ignorance but under what circumstances would one need to perform an emergency circumcision?
This is the giant myth that is being passed around. It's so sad people are using lies to promote their agenda and they have a great deal of the population buying it.
Even the AAP doesn't believe there is enough good research to recommend routine circumcision.
Correct me if I'm wrong, but haven't insurance companies started dropping routine circumcision from policies?
Correct me if I'm wrong, but haven't insurance companies started dropping routine circumcision from policies?
Im not sure about private companies, 4 yrs ago our private insurance paid for it. But 5 yrs ago my sisters son wasnt covered by medicaid in NC for it. So it appears that Medicaid has stopped paying for it in some places.
The std portion of this conversation is INSANELY comical as the U.S. has higher circumcision rates and HIGHER STD rates than many European countries. Clearly, circumcision is not the way to lowering std rates.
So you are going to argue with the CDC on this? Please provide us with your personal research.
I wonder how much higher it would be too without all of the non-circumcised penises.
Because I find it to be a gross violation of that man's rights. Nobody should have the ability, or "right", to permanently remove perfectly healthy and functioning parts of my body except for me. Period.
So parents don't have the right to make a decision regarding their child? That is what you are saying. How very Orwellian of you.
So you are going to argue with the CDC on this? Please provide us with your personal research.
I wonder how much higher it would be too without all of the non-circumcised penises.
Now that is comical.
The United States has an HIV rate of 0.6. Germany is 0.1. Finland is 0.1. Ireland is 0.2. The US has 3 to 6 times as many HIV cases per capita even though our men are mainly circumcised and theirs are not. Where is the disease prevention in those statistics?
Btw, learn how to put studies into context and I'll continue conversing with you.
p.s. I'll put my medical degree up against your inability to deal with the fact that you were violated against your will (so you defend the practice instead) any day of the week.
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