I'm going to be the odd ball out here... Simply Googling something and coming up with the top article and one of the first images is not really proof that it's better than not performing a circumcision. There are quite a few pros and cons. I asked my fiance his opinion, because he's a man and it would be our child if we were to have one, he said he had his done and didn't see a problem with it. I respect his opinion because I don't have a penis and therefore shouldn't be allowed an opinion. Also, a really big factor that people don't realize is that a BABY CANNOT MAKE IT'S OWN DECISIONS. Especially one that is a few hours old. The same scenario goes for baby girls and ear piercings... You are the child's parents and it is your decision. It doesn't matter what anyone else thinks or says. If it was considered mutilation, the government would have made it illegal by now, don't you think? I don't mean to be rude, just stating my opinion... Sorry...
I also have to add, would you rather have more pleasurable sex OR the chance of getting a sexually transmitted disease like STDs or HIV, Penile cancer, UTIs or infections under the foreskin?
@belly4babygirlmore pleasurable sex, funny circumcised places have higher aids rate it does not have to be done, you are advocating for cutting of a body part that is the same thing as your clitoral hood and saying your child can not deside for himself news flash circumcision can be done at any age there is no reason to put him though that but if you do watch it happen
@WeighedDown Clearly those babies that died or were botched were performed on by an unfit medical doctor who should not have been practicing, as well as parents that kill their sons with painkillers or don't know how to treat their child post-surgery. The amount of deaths related to circumcisions are all avoidable. Please see: http://www.circumstitions.com/death.html (Anesthetic, blood loss, infection, painkillers, urethra blockage.) It has also been proven in multiple studies that the benefits of circumcisions significantly outweigh the risks according to the American Academy of of Pediatrics. I had my ears pierced at a few months old and I have 20 in total now. I don't care now that I'm an adult because 1. I sure as hell don't remember it (And the piercing gun got stuck in my ear during the process fyi) and 2. It has had no mental/physical abnormality on myself. I was a baby, I couldn't talk. Therefore, my LEGAL GUARDIAN had the right to decide. My mother took care of the piercings and they healed just fine. Honestly, unless it's your child, you have no say. Just because it's not your way of life, doesn't mean it isn't okay for someone else. Kind of similar to having an abortion. 🤷
P.S. If you're going to bitch about circumcision, you should really be advocating for the requirement for a doctor to be present during the circumcision of a jewish baby. Whether you agree with it or not, they sometimes do it on their own and are not required to have a medical degree in an unsanitary surrounding... Just saying.
I was robbed because my parents thought it would be best but if you can't see nothing wrong with strapping a baby down and cutting sensitive parts parts off in an attempt to stop masturbation, yes that's why it started look up Dr Kellogg
@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.
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.
