Clinic for Newborn Son Circumcision Needed Post Reply

[dansk1234dance]

papinian

Please read this article from the Mayo Clinic. The Mayo Clinic is a not-for-profit medical practice and medical research group based in Minnesota, USA. It is the first and largest integrated not-for-profit medical group practice in the world, employing more than 3,800 physicians and scientists and 50,900 allied health staff

http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/circum ... y-its-done

The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) says the benefits of circumcision outweigh the risks.

[Annabel (admin)]

Hello Everyone
This topic has obviously stirred some strong feelings and I feel I need to step in to do a little moderation.

The original request was for information, not to open a debate.

I understand some people feel very strongly that circumcision is wrong but we are a local community forum and if someone has requested information then unless that request is illegal then it should be allowed to stand.

That request should also not be hijacked by those with a different agenda.

Likewise I have no intention of stopping those people who feel strongly about circumcision actually having a debate, although please remember that we should be a local friendly neighbourly forum and we all attend/visit the same schools/parks etc.

So I have split the debate into two.

The original request for information is here:

http://www.nappyvalleynet.com/mums/view ... 15&t=41093

I have also "spliced" in some replies which answered the original question.

Please only contribute to THAT thread if you have useful information that might help the original poster. Any comments that seek to enter a debate on whether or not we should go down the circumcision route will be removed as soon as I am aware of them. Answer the question or don't post at all.

Please feel free to continue the debate about whether or not circumcision is a positive course of action here in this thread, but I must remind everyone to be respectful of other peoples views and to remind you all that legally you are all responsible for anything you write on NappyValleyNet.

Thank you everyone for using NVN!

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[Casper]

I am amazed that this practice is still legal in this country. It is just staggering that some believe that it is necessary for hygiene reasons - why not just teach good hygiene? As for the religious reasons..... Poor little boys. It shocks me what goes on in this world sometimes.

[pearlywhite]

Oh gosh, that video was very upsetting.

As a parent I don't think I could stand by and listen to my baby cry like that because of something I'd chosen to do to him. Really quite shocked.