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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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Lack of evidence for "yes"
What medical literature?
The medical literature is meaningless in this case. It's all theory and based on whether it causes pain or not. The rest is theoretical bunk. The scientific evidence in favor does exist and based on health issues and preventing possible infection.
- tbcass
October 1, 2008 7:14AM
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