To any would be mothers who think circumcision is a good idea.

@WeighedDown If it was the norm to remove the clitoral hood in the first place, then yes, probably. IF it had more benefits than risks. It is a family matter and that is who should decide. The family. Not some 31-35 year old man on the internet pretending to be a fictional character from a show about alien conspiracies. Also, I live in the US and that is where I will more than likely be having a baby, if I have one. If the rest of the world is botching and killing babies, then they should probably stop doing it until they can find qualified doctors who can perform them. The deaths associated with circumcision are ALL AVOIDABLE. The proof you just posted is from 1999. They have changed their stance, originally from neutral and are now pro-circumcision because of the risk of HIV. But they still agree that it is a FAMILY MATTER.

Please see: https://www.nytimes.com/2012/08/27/science/benefits-of-circumcision-outweigh-risks-pediatric-group-says.html (2012)

First off having been circumcised I have more right to talk about than you and the US is where 117 babies died last year, as a man who never had a choice I wish i had but apparently my parents decided that for me and female circumcision offers the same benifits, but we realize it's a violation of a person's human rights when it's a girl it should be left for him to decide when he is old enough to decide for himself, maybe he would like to have that choice but I guess my body my choice must not apply for men. I had my son circumcised because I was he had mild complications, but he was not botched but I was Google too much skin removed that's what happened to me it was unnoticeable until puberty then only noticeable when I had an erection so I did not even know untill after i grew up and had a son. There are so many people against circumcision for no other reason than they watched one happen for me i regret having it done to my son because I have learned what he lost what I lost what your husband lost what your son will lose. I hope for your sake he never finds out what he lost and i pray to God that he is not one of the unlucky ones like the child in Memphis Tennessee that lost his penis.

I did not know what I was taking from him now that I know what is cut off and that most of the world is against it so am I it's a touchy subject

@SW-User it's crazy here in the states it's a flesh market

@WeighedDown Yes. It's a disgrace. I wouldn't even let my son sleep away from me in the nursery when I had him.

@SW-User it's sad I had my son done because I did not know anything but the supposed benefits, not what they were taking away.

@Somewhereovertherainbow wish my mom had

@katielass the difference is to cut one is perfectly fine the other is a human rights violation

@AlphaCuckTX mutilation is mutilation regardless of race or religion, however I was referring more to American elective unnecessary non religious circumcision.

Oh so mutilation is OK as long as religion is involved, but not cleanliness, aesthetic, or clinical purposes. I'll alert everyone on the Gaza Strip!

@AlphaCuckTX again 20,000 nerves removed without consent of the owner is never ok, why not let the boy decide I guess my body my choice don't apply to boys. Plus 100 babies a year die from complications of a surgery they did not need but hey atleast their penis was clean at their funreal

@WeighedDown Okay! I just wanted to ask didn't mean to bother you

@Chickie it's all good it's a decision I should have been allowed to make, it should not happen to babies unless medically required

@WeighedDown I don't know if you're interested or not but have you thought about restoring? I heard that it takes a while but in the long run most guys say it's worth it