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In reply to the discussion: CDC: Circumcision Benefits Outweigh Risks [View all]Erich Bloodaxe BSN
(14,733 posts)137. Yup. I had 4 of my molars pro-actively yanked
so my wisdom teeth could grow in in their places. But we've got 'baby teeth' and adult teeth, so it's not like you can do that sort of thing at birth. You have to wait til you're old enough to enjoy every wonderful minute of the pain.
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So cutting off a very sensitive part of a child's body without his consent
FunkyLeprechaun
Dec 2014
#300
Again, any comparison between circumcision and female genital mutilation is offensive.
Orrex
Dec 2014
#367
As if a small group of disgruntled circumcised men is dispositive of anything.
DemocratSinceBirth
Dec 2014
#277
I find it sad that for a site that values a woman's right over her own body
FunkyLeprechaun
Dec 2014
#295
The world has a 100% death rate - nothing changes that. You are absolutely correct.
LawDeeDah
Dec 2014
#65
How many of them gave some unsuspecting female the human papillomavirus that causes cervical cancer?
DemocratSinceBirth
Dec 2014
#46
Well, since the United States has won the lion's share of Nobel Prizes in science and medicine...
DemocratSinceBirth
Dec 2014
#255
It has as much to do with your argument because the procedure isn't prevalent in Europe ...
DemocratSinceBirth
Dec 2014
#258
Your disagreement is not with DemocratSinceBirth but with the National Institute Of Health
DemocratSinceBirth
Dec 2014
#304
Good News! Here is something that is 100% (or close to it) Effective for Prevention of HPV!
Warren Stupidity
Dec 2014
#164
The rest of the world's major health organizations disagree with the AAP/WHO/etc
FunkyLeprechaun
Dec 2014
#259
You can find scientists who deny global warming is a real phenomenon...
DemocratSinceBirth
Dec 2014
#261
Maybe it's because there's better sexual education in the EU compared to the US
FunkyLeprechaun
Dec 2014
#271
I don't believe the CDC dismissed the pain associated with the procedure
DemocratSinceBirth
Dec 2014
#109
Actually it's the same kind of argument nutters use to deny global warming...
DemocratSinceBirth
Dec 2014
#108
They do feel pain and they often show signs of PTSD 4-6 months after the procedure
FunkyLeprechaun
Dec 2014
#249
Well, your contentions are specious. I can cite the peer reviewed research if you want
DemocratSinceBirth
Dec 2014
#289
LOL, Oswald was circumcised. So were the 9/11 hijackers! Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh! nt
Logical
Dec 2014
#120
If you persist in using that insulting term, then I have no reason to listen to you
Orrex
Dec 2014
#252
Since you're the one making positive assertions, it's up to you to support them.
Orrex
Dec 2014
#260
Perhaps the person suffering from this malady can get a governmental grant to further research it.
DemocratSinceBirth
Dec 2014
#290
The claim that circumcision reduces sexual pleasure for the circumcised and his partner is specious
DemocratSinceBirth
Dec 2014
#275
In my best Jack Nicholson voice, you want peer reviewed research...
DemocratSinceBirth
Dec 2014
#344
i dont see many penises but that's not a good analogy maybe if the whole thing was cut off
belzabubba333
Dec 2014
#22
Are there any scientific reasons for FGM. The only reason I have heard is to
madinmaryland
Dec 2014
#111
Huh? I'm not exactly sure where you are going. Are you comparing abortions to circumcisions??
madinmaryland
Dec 2014
#125
having had it done when i was a baby i dont remember any pain or anything else about it
belzabubba333
Dec 2014
#78
Since this is the silly season and folks are arguing circumcision turns men into eunuchs...
DemocratSinceBirth
Dec 2014
#395
Do you advocate showing women what an abortion looks like before they receive one...
DemocratSinceBirth
Dec 2014
#380
Thank you-I was forced for medical reasons to have the operation in my early 50's...
Rowdyboy
Dec 2014
#79
always a pleasure to see it return for another round! Has any mind been changed?
CTyankee
Dec 2014
#31
I'm not here to proselytize. I respect any decision a parent makes.
DemocratSinceBirth
Dec 2014
#410
pity all those mutilated men suffering the disfiguring horror of circumcision
belzabubba333
Dec 2014
#38
If the appendix was a culprit in the spread of HIV and the HPV virus that causes...
DemocratSinceBirth
Dec 2014
#59
For African countries with high HIV Prevalence, not for developed countries.
Crunchy Frog
Dec 2014
#184
The studies can be extrapolated because they accounted for differences in hygiene
pnwmom
Dec 2014
#218
I don't think you will see much change in rates done for religious reasons, but
cbayer
Dec 2014
#205
because it's simple, easy to understand. people post stuff of great importance it gets
belzabubba333
Dec 2014
#85
The WHO revisited it so they could conduct definitive studies because it is so important
pnwmom
Dec 2014
#87
Haven't seen this much interest in the penis since the great Liam Neeson v. Huey Lewis debate.
Efilroft Sul
Dec 2014
#113
Ergo you approve of making a permanent change to the child's body without the child's consent
Orrex
Dec 2014
#321
That's an ad hominem and tu quoque attack and a rather nasty one at that.
DemocratSinceBirth
Dec 2014
#379
It was fixed QUICK! No other deaths and no massive spread. We handled it GREAT! nt
Logical
Dec 2014
#140
Brian Morris has done sixty four papers on the efficacy of circumcision...
DemocratSinceBirth
Dec 2014
#359
My final word is I respect your opinion and I am no more or less passionate about mine ...
DemocratSinceBirth
Dec 2014
#406
like so many men of his generation, my husband was circumcised at birth and in his mid 20s he
CTyankee
Dec 2014
#188
I'd like to see the studies they relied on. It seems it was only the Africa studies.
morningfog
Dec 2014
#182
Oh Lord, why do people get so excited about Foreskin and if a parent opts to have it removed from
dilby
Dec 2014
#198
Oh, now you've done it! Sigh...I have gone down that road as I have Jewish grandkids and
CTyankee
Dec 2014
#212
What are the benefits of Snip vs benefits of teaching good hygiene? They are comparing what are
uppityperson
Dec 2014
#273
What does religious freedom have to do with the state officially promoting child genital cutting?
Crunchy Frog
Dec 2014
#390