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The "ban circumcision" thing has been going around for quite some time now. It's really stupid in mho. If you've ever seen the pain a guy goes through if it has to be done later on in life it would for sure make you a firm believer in doing when they're babies.
The State has no business in the underwear of the nation.
Besides, I like the Darth Vader helmet look as opposed to the turtleneck thing.
Famous case
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David Reimer (August 22, 1965 – May 4, 2004) was a Canadian man who was born as a healthy male, but was sexually reassigned and raised as female after his penis was accidentally destroyed during circumcision.[1] Psychologist John Money oversaw the case and reported the reassignment as successful, and as evidence that gender identity is primarily learned. Academic sexologist Milton Diamond later reported that Reimer never identified as female, and that he began living as male at age 15. Reimer later went public with his story to discourage similar medical practices. Eventually he committed suicide, due to suffering years of severe depression, financial instability and a dissolving marriage.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Reimer$1:
One study was conducted that followed circumcised boys beyond the immediate post-operative period. It concluded that complications occurred at an alarming rate of 55%. [Patel]
“Some children end up with adhesions and/or skin bridges which can impede hygiene and actually precipitate infections.” [Morgan] The most common complication is the removal of either too much or too little skin. [Williams] This may not become apparent until years later. Many circumcised adults complain that too much skin was removed. This can result in painful erections and bowing or curvature of the penis. Other common results not always noticed until later include extensive scarring, skin tags, and bleeding of the circumcision scar. Details & photos showing different types of damage (not usually apparent until adulthood)
Many things can go wrong during a circumcision including hemorrhage, infections and damage to the penis. People tend to believe that the circumcised penis is less prone to problems. However, circumcised babies experience substantially more problems than the baby left intact.
The glans is no longer protected by it's jacket -- the foreskin. The raw wound is exposed to fecal material and ammonia in urine. “Infection occurs after circumcision in up to 10% of patients.” [Williams] Repeated infections can cause a narrowing of the urinary opening (meatal stenosis). This may require surgical correction with the attendant risks yet again.
A condition referred to as a trapped penis can occur as a result of circumcision. This may be the same thing as what is called a 'concealed penis' where the "the penile shaft, following circumcision, retreats into the surrounding skin and fatty area and cannot be seen." [Circumcision Information Resource Pages Library]. Read The Inconspicuous Penis for more information. There is a rare penile deformity known as buried penis. If an infant with this condition is circumcised, the procedure could worsen the condition. Search the term "buried penis" at the CIRP Resource Search Engine for more information.
http://www.mothersagainstcirc.org/botch.htm
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Actually the stated reason was more about hygiene, and studies at the time showed that removing the foreskin lowered the risk for certain cancers of the penis.
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