Should Circumcision Be Stopped?

Question

Circumcision is done for hygiene purposes and religion. But what happens when a teenager finds out what his mommy did to him? It is the kids decision . It is his penis. I've heard so many superstitions and crazy things if the penis isn't circumsized. The truth is their are so many benifits, and we can all take care of what we have as long as we care about ourselves.

Answer 1

I think they should leave this option to the baby, when he grows up. Im uncircumsise and like it better this way, I would be mad at my parents if they cut me....lol

Answer 2

Yes, circumcision should be stopped.

Circumcision is a form of male genital mutilation. It is generally the forced removal of the foreskin from a child without the ability of the child to consent.

The foreskin is the most sensitive part of the penis and therefore very significant during sexual intercourse. The foreskin reduces the force required by the penis to enter the vagina. It also increases the sexual enjoyment of the female partner. Here is a study to back this up: http://www.cirp.org/library/anatomy/ohara/

Performing circumcision on a child can and does result in the deaths of children due to blood loss and/or failure of the immune system.
It can and does result in very significant scaring.
It can and does result in sexual problems later in life.
The idea that it provides better hygeine is flawed and is simply a matter of performing good genital hygeine. The study that you are less succeptible to aids if you are circumcised is flawed(see link: http://www.cirp.org/news/sydneymorningherald11-06-03/ ).


Do not do it for hygeine issues. It is a trivial task to ensure good genital hygeine. The majority of the world is uncircumcised and they do just fine.
The vast majority of Europe is uncircumcised and Islam prohibits the practice.

"Islamic juridical logic cannot acknowledge the distinction between female and male circumcision, both being the mutilation of healthy organs which is damaging to the physical integrity of the child, whatever the underlying religious motivations. Furthermore, both practices violate the Koran: "Our Lord, You did not create all this in vain" (3:191), and "[He] perfected everything He created" (32:7). In our opinion, a god who demands that his believers be mutilated and branded on their genitals the same as cattle, is a god of questionable ethics." [ http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=7731348&dopt=Abstract ]

There is no good reason to perform male genital mutilation.
Leave your child decide what he wants when he is old enough to decide himself.

You can read the words and stories of some victims of forced genital cutting at this website:
http://www.genitalintegrity.net/blouch/

Answer 3

Circumcision does have risks and disadvantages, such as loss of sensitivity/pleasure in the long run (due to constant rubbing of the bare head) and making masturbation more difficult (since you can't use the already-lubricated foreskin to rub the head with). That's what studies found.

The United States is the only advanced nation still doing this to a significant amount of newborns, but the good thing is that the rates are dropping a lot.

It was almost universal a few decades ago; not it's as low as 14% in some states. =)

All sources:
http://forums.govteen.com/showpost.php?p=3069995&postcount=2

I think eventually we'll drop it like Canada, Australia, and the UK did.

Answer 4

Is this a question or a soapbox? I agree that many men feel as you do and that the practice should be re-examined. I had my son circumcised because that is the doctor said would be best. Now I wonder. But I also worked in Urology for 20 years and saw many men suffering with phimosis and balanitis that required a circumcision as an adult, which is very painful physically and mentally. These where healthy, clean, normal men. How many men do you know who would voluntarily have a circumcision as an adult before developing one of these conditions? None that I have met.

Answer 5

I know that as a 21 year old male, I am going to have my son(s) circumsized. As previously stated, there are far less infections for those with circumsized penises. This country is so gung ho about "personal rights" well then why the hell is it alright to disallow parents from making this decision. When I was growing up, if I were to have seen my fathers penis circumsized and mine wasnt, I would have been confused and thought I was weird or something, and I dont care how much explaining it took, there would be no way to take that thought out of my head. I do not want my sons to see my circumsized penis while they are growing up and have to try and explain to them what foreskin is or why their penis looks differently than mine. This is not merely a physical issue, although as the urology employee confessed earlier there are more infections in uncircumsized patients, but also a mental thing. For a lot of people, the NORM in penises is circumsized, and so for my son's sake and his future girlfriend or boyfriend's sake, I will have my son circumsized so that he suffers no penile trama from either being asked about it, having to ask about it, or being told his penis is not normal. If you are so bent on this being a personal decision, stay out of other people's decisions.

Answer 6

Yes, it should be stopped. People should not mutilate their sons because they were themselves mutilated. If you had an accident as a child and lost an arm, would you cut your son's arm off, too? Why should your son be denied a useful, pleasurable body part just because you were?

Some brave Jews are now having bloodless ceremonies to replace circumcision. In a few years, circumcision will seem as brutal and useless as foot binding. And as archaic. Doctors and hospitals should refuse to do non-essential surgery on infants on ethical grounds, and insurance plans should refuse to pay for it. Both these things are now true in much of the world.

Answer 7

The American Association of Pediatrics and the American Medical Association both now state that routine circumcision of infants is unnecessary.

This should be a personal decision, left to the adult to make.

There is no good medical evidence of any benefit in terms of hygiene, cancer prevention or reduction in STD transmission.

There is one exception - in men having UNPROTECTED sex with HIV+ people, there is 50% less chance of transmission in circumcised men. The question is, why would any man take that kind of chance? A 50% reduction is far from safe. When condoms are used, there is no difference in transmission rates.

To all the idiot women responding - please go ahead and have your labia removed and your clitoris trimmed - it looks better and you'll have fewer yeast infections. No? I thought not.

Answer 8

Most guys I know would rather be circumsized. Other's don't care.
The father also has a say in whether his boy will be circumsized too, so it's not just the mother.
Plus, its very painful to get it done later on in life. It's painful as a baby but it seems like it heals faster.

Answer 9

no circumcision should not be stopped...most guys like being circumsized. so let's say they were stopped when the kids a baby...then when he grows up and decides he wants one do you know how much pain and possible medical problems he can go through. It's better for circumcision to be done when the guy is a baby

Answer 10

Have you ever known a boy (of any age) who had an infection because he was not circumsized? Small boys have to learn the hard way. Its like giving your kids required vacinations, there is no need to let them get small pox or polio because we know how to prevent that. I have also know several grown men who chose to get circumsized as adults because of recurring infections.