Should Child Circumcision for Non Medical reasons be Banned?
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If an adult wants to choose to be circumcised I see no problem with that, but to do it to a child without their consent should be a crime. No one should be forcefully mutilated. -About 117 boys die each year in the United States as a result of being circumcised. [1] -Circumcised men are 4.5 times more likely to have erectile dysfunction. [2] -Circumcision has been shown to reduce the transmission of some STDs, so if you don't practice safe sex you might want to consider circumcision. [3] -Circumcision reduces chances of urinary tract infection by 17.7% in infants less than 3 months old, but frequent diaper changes and cleaning the area thoroughly can do the same thing without causing all the negative things associated with circumcision. [3] -Anesthesia is not used in a lot of circumcisions, despite the fact that the American Academy of Pediatrics says "There is considerable evidence that newborns who are circumcised without analgesia experience pain and physiologic stress." [4] If you don't think they feel pain during the procedure, watch this video of a circumcision and you'll hear the blood curdling screams of agony. WARNING, it's VERY disturbing! If you don't have a YouTube account just add "nsfw" to the front of "youtube" in the address. SOURCES: [1] http://mensstudies.metapress.com/content/b64n267w47m333x0/ [2] http://intactnews.org/node/138/1319461990/acquisition-erectile-dysfunction-circumcision [3] http://www.cdc.gov/hiv/malecircumcision/ [4] http://pediatrics.aappublications.org/ Side: Yes
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