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Parents face so many difficult decisions when it comes to having a child: decisions about nursing, sleep patterns, discipline, teaching methods and, in the case of boys, whether or not to circumcise. In addition to being the most common surgery for males in the U.S., circumcision has been practiced in various cultures for centuries. Yet when it comes to the health and best interest of your newborn, is circumcision the way to go?
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Here are the Main Benefits of Circumcision
Biased probably because you are cirucmcised yourself
What a load of bull . If you look at the studies you will see a lot of them were flawed.
The risks of complications far outweigh any negligible medical benefits - if there are any! Which is basically what the whole medical community agree upon. So no, you should definitely not circumcise.
No affect on sensitivity! Are you kidding me?
You can point to a number of hand-picked studies saying there is no difference. But if you look at the studies they are often highly flawed. Are you seriously asking people to believe that a layer of tough skin forming over the glans of the penis has no effect? There have been studies showing that the foreskin is highly concentrated in nerves. Just go to www.sexasnatureintendedit.com to see more on this.
Circumcision is barbaric and has NO benefits. The fact that Dr Schoen is Jewish has likely coloured his view on this considerably - the guy has made a career out of
- woodthorpe82
August 7, 2008 6:47PM
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YES - Biased probably because you are circumcised yourself
Your topic heading refers to Repetition Compulsion.
Circumcision for some is a form of Repetition Compulsion that not only involves a person in the personal aspect, but also expands as a form of Societal Repetition Compulsion.
Circumcision, ritual, as a Basic Social Act is an avenue toward an Acculturated Posttraumatic Attachment. This then creates a social common human identity in shared neurosis.
Ritual as the Basic Social Act by Roy Rapport referenced in "Ritual Theory, Ritual Practice," by Dr. Catherine Bell. See: Hobsbawn, eric, et al., "Mass Producing Traditions: Europe, 1970-1914." section "The Invention of Tradition, Cambridge Univ. Press.
- DevilDocRetired
August 17, 2008 4:06AM
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