2007-05-31 18:29:42 · 17 answers · asked by Kyle 1 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Newborn & Baby
It is not a required procedure. It is up to the parents. The doctor can discuss all the pros and cons and help the parents make an informed decision.
2007-05-31 18:38:59 · answer #1 · answered by ✿Kim✿ 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
NO! The vast majority of newborns around the world are not circumcised at birth.
It is a personal choice - not a parental choice - the person is the newborn and can't make a choice and nobody has the right to make it for him unless it is deemed to be medically essential which is extremely rare. If he choses to be circumcised when he is old enough to make the decision for himself that is fine
2007-06-02 06:47:37 · answer #2 · answered by istaffa 3 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Circumcision should not be the parents' choice. That has to change and it will change. Circumcision profoundly disrespects the person's right to make his own decision about his penis. A circumcised boy has to live with a circumcised penis whether he likes it or not. What kind of choice is that?
It's time that parents became fully informed of the harms of circumcision. There is no medical need whatsoever for circumcision. The foreskin provides many sexual and protective benefits. Therefore don't cut it off. If you don't like the foreskin, that's your problem, not his.
2007-06-01 21:14:48 · answer #3 · answered by Soccerfan 2 · 3⤊ 1⤋
No, there was a time when most baby boys did but not anymore. Most boys in Europe and America do not get circumcised anymore. There is no medical reason for circumcision, many people believe the penis is easier to clean if it is circumcised but the only evidence of any problem occurs in places where daily/frequent bathing isn't the norm. I have two boys and am about to have a third. Neither of my boys are circumcised and the third will not be, their dad is and its a real non-issue. We decided not to have them circumcised out of respect for their future wishes, we figured that they could have it done later (and with anesthesia) if they wanted but could never have it undone. Just our thoughts, hope that helps.
2007-06-01 02:59:11 · answer #4 · answered by Momofthreeboys 7 · 2⤊ 1⤋
No! About half of boys in the US and almost all boys in the rest of the western world do NOT get circumcised.
I can't believe that people wrote in saying that there are health benefits or that most doctors support this. Every single national medical or pediatric association in the entire western world without exception says that circumcision does NOT provide health benefits. Don't take my word for it. Look it up for yourself. They do, however, all say that it is a very painful operation. (It also removes a healthy part of the baby's body and the baby gets no say in whether they get to keep their parts or not).
Let me repeat, don't take my word for it. If you really care, look up what is said by the American Medical Association, the American Academy of Pediatrics, the British Medical Association, the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons, the Canadian Pediatrics Society, the Australian College of Pediatrics, or for that matter, any other medical and pediatric association in the entire western world.
It should be obvious that the operation is immoral. Would you cut strips out of your daughter's labia for no medical reason, knowing that it would hurt her? I certainly hope not, and circumcision is no different.
The fact that something has been done for hundreds of years is not a justification for doing it. Men have hit their wives longer than babies have been getting circumcised, but we don't think that that is ok.
When people get a fever, they will listen to the advice of the medical community, but when they are thinking of cutting off a part of their son's body, suddenly they think the doctors are all idiots who don't know what they are talking about.
2007-06-02 11:09:53 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
last year, less than 50% of newborn BOYS were circumcised in the United States. It's a parent's decision.
2007-06-01 01:33:43 · answer #6 · answered by Lisa 4 · 4⤊ 1⤋
Not all, it really is up to the parents and many of them do it not for esthetic reasons but because they are worried that once the baby grows up girls will think it’s weird (at least that’s the most common explanation I got from parents that circumcised their boys). I have a girl and am extremely happy that we did not have to think about that. If you want to circumcise your boy take a look at how it is done http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=8212662920114237112&q=%22routine+infant+circumcision%22&hl=en many parents go in not knowing.
2007-06-01 02:01:44 · answer #7 · answered by Natalia D 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Most certainly not. In the US, most males were circumsized over the past 50 years or so, in the belief that it would be healthier for the boys. However, in comparison to our European counterparts - most of whom are NOT circumsized, it really amounts to nothing. Circumcision is no longer seen as a near absolute in the States.
2007-06-01 01:39:12 · answer #8 · answered by probrucer 4 · 2⤊ 1⤋
No and after I saw my son right after his circumcision I wished I would have never done that to him. It made me feel awful and I only did it because I was told he could get infections if he was left uncircumcised. But its up to the parents and their religion or personal beliefs.
2007-06-01 02:59:13 · answer #9 · answered by Cruzie's Mama 1 · 2⤊ 1⤋
NO, not all babies get circumcised. It's the parent's decision if they would like that done. We had it done for our son. It will help him out a lot when he gets older and he'll have a less chance of getting infections or diseases and it'll be easier for him to keep clean.
2007-06-01 01:47:09 · answer #10 · answered by Ali 2 · 1⤊ 3⤋