Circumcise tomorrow ....what to expect

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To the contrary, I think it shows the kind of willful ignorance that pro-lifers routinely espouse. "If *only your understood the truth* you'd be on our side." You can't argue with a true believer.

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stink pocket penis no thank you

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Anonymous wrote:As a side note, although I find circumcision in any form to be absolutely barbaric, I am in complete support of protecting religious circumcison for Orthodox Jews. If you live a devoutely religious life, then I can see the need for it, as well as any discussion about ending the practice needing to take place within religious circles. In those cases, routine medical circumcision doesn't even enter into the conversation, because those circumcisions (for better or for worse...) are not happening in hospitals or with medical care providers at all. I wonder if your religious circumcision occurred in a hospital? Interesting point though -- in ancient history, Jewish circumcision was much less invasive then it is today. If I were an Orthodox Jew, I would be debating this point and seeing what we could do to bring circumcision back into line with the original practice, instead of co-mingling it with the nonsense that happens in popular/medical culture.

Lots of mohel physicians out there, nothing new.

And I wonder - what's with the limited Jewish waiver? So Muslims should just get over it?

She's also anti-choice, but has some exceptions to that, too.

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She specifically said "no, I can't name the functions of the foreskin, but thanks for the laugh" or something to that effect, so it sure sounded like she had no idea (yes, it might have been a different poster). Of course people don't have to explain to me, personally, what they know about a normal functioning penis, but the point is that they ought to know these things if they are going to claim they have researched circumcision. How can anyone be making an informed choice if they don't *really* know what it is they are deciding to have cut off from their son?

Sadly, many physicians cannot even answer these simple questions with any depth of knowledge: what is the foreskin? How does it work? Why is it there? What is the best way to ensure it stays healthy and functioning properly throughout a mans life? What are the most common problems that tend to occur with intact penises and what are some non-amputative methods to treat those problems? What are all the poor outcomes which can happen during and after a circumcision, and how often do those tend to happen?

Even the new AAP circumcision statement fails to address these things. Thus, I challenge any parent who thinks they are "researching" to explore these issues. In almost every case that a parent actually takes the time to learn about it, they choose to let their sons make the decision for himself.

This is an anonymous site. You can't tell who said what to whom. The poster you quoted said they researched this to their satisfaction. I think it's very presumptuous of you to imply that if someone looked at ALL the facts, they MUST come to the same conclusion you did. And if they didn't...well...it's because they can't name all five functions of foreskin, to you, right now. You must accept that someone can be as well-informed as you and still make a different conclusion.

Not PP, but there is no presumption involved here. Anyone who truly knows and understands the purpose of the foreskin would not make a unilateral decision to cut it off of someone else's penis, let alone an innocent infant boy child.

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What are you talking about? Do you actually read the medical studies? the recommendations of the World Health Organization? You can choose to ignore inconvenient facts if you want to, but don't act like those of us who make a responsible, reasonable choice are idiotic monsters who enjoy inflicting harm on their children.

On another note, if circumcision really caused enormous problems for men and their sexual abilities do you really think men would allow it to continue?

I'm pretty sure Americans aren't known for their sexual prowess. European men, on the other hand, are rarely circumcised and ARE known for being studs.

So, yeah, I think American puritanical mob-mentality idiots would and do allow it to continue.

That is SO untrue. Americans win on technique and sexual manners, hands down. It is very individually driven but I find that the bar on what is acceptable and expected in bed is set higher for the American males, much to my delight. I'm European.

Really? You must have fucked around a lot on both sides of the pond to make such a bold declaration.