Circumcision Articles
Circumcision is a very
controversial subject. I did a lot of reading on it when
I was pregnant with my daughter, since we didn't know
she was a girl. From all I read on the subject, my
husband and I determined that if we ever have a boy we
would not circumcise him. We've since had a son and no,
we did not circumcise him. The information I read on the
subject was overwhelmingly against it. Also, the trend
is now swinging in the opposite direction right now in
that the percentage of boys circ'd vs not is dropping
dramatically year after year. Last I heard the
percentage was 60% circ'd to 40% not. That seems to me
to say A LOT. Parents are thankfully educating themselves
on these important issues and medical professionals have
finally admitted there's really no reason for it, other
than cultural beliefs. Of course, everyone is entitled
to make this decision as they see fit. I choose to allow
my child to make the decision for himself, I will not
make it for him. It's too serious of a decision, in my
opinion. From everything I read, I feel circumcision to
be cosmetic surgery for infants. And yes, it is painful
for them, regardless of whether or not
they get anesthetic.
From my experience, there
tends to be a common thread that those that circumcise
usually have not educated themselves on all aspects of
it, and those that choose to not circumcise are usually
very well educated on the topic. Not always, but more
often then not. I find that very interesting.
But then, as I said,
everyone is entitled to make their own decision...My
suggestion, though, is to make an informed decision.
With that in mind, here are
some very eye-opening articles on the subject:
