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In reply to the discussion: Benefits of male circumcision reconfirmed as rates decline [View all]My Pet Goat
(413 posts)60. From the report...
"Each skipped male circumcision would end up costing $313 in direct medical bills...."
? Not persausive.
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It's certainly as well documented as the effect on menstrual cycles that the moon bombing had.
Warren DeMontague
Aug 2012
#140
Moon bombing? When did that happen? I do remember people blaming excessive rain on moon landings
yellowcanine
Aug 2012
#154
losing a foreskin makes a man less able to bond with a woman? then its true. a man's
roguevalley
Aug 2012
#61
Not to mention that the man will mourn the loss of the foreskin for the rest of his life.....
yellowcanine
Aug 2012
#104
"Internet lecture"........"the gentleman cited studies but I didn't write them down."
yellowcanine
Aug 2012
#103
If you have sources cite them. Close-minded is making assertions without attribution.
yellowcanine
Aug 2012
#125
Oh, Lordy.. If only I had a pitbull to hide behind at the Olive Garden while breast feeding openly.
hlthe2b
Aug 2012
#3
Unless someone put a gun to his head he had a choice to marry or not marry that woman
4th law of robotics
Aug 2012
#160
Well, you might be one of the rare few people who thinks getting married is like buying a loaf of
MADem
Aug 2012
#161
If you think "choosing" to marry or not, once a person is engaged, is an actual choice, I feel sorry
MADem
Aug 2012
#187
The health reasons for circumcision are largely being found to be bunk
4th law of robotics
Aug 2012
#198
In the US, in 2012? Where could anyone possibly access such things
4th law of robotics
Aug 2012
#206
all you are proving is that there is not a medical consensus on the issue...
Green_Lantern
Aug 2012
#209
So if there is a pretty strong consensus that there aren't any real benefits
4th law of robotics
Aug 2012
#212
If you tell your doctor you don't want your kids vaccinated they will comply
4th law of robotics
Aug 2012
#222
There are doctors in Egypt who believe the same thing about female genital cutting.
Crunchy Frog
Aug 2012
#227
There are no medical benefits to female circumcision, so this isn't comparable. n/t
pnwmom
Aug 2012
#43
Since they're not at age of consent, does that mean it's okay to have sex with them?
Crunchy Frog
Aug 2012
#229
Having your clitoris removed is more painful as an adult than as a child
4th law of robotics
Aug 2012
#146
We have an appendix for a reason as well, contrary to what we were told once upon a
2on2u
Aug 2012
#13
Yes, although from the article, it seems they are basing this analysis off a few studies in Uganda.
antigone382
Aug 2012
#9
Why is the medical consensus in the rest of the developed world not buying it?
Crunchy Frog
Aug 2012
#73
Please PM me with the link to your post. I would love to read it and don't want to miss it.
idwiyo
Aug 2012
#191
I'd like to see comparisons with European countries, not Uganda, to see medical benefits.
Mass
Aug 2012
#18
The majority of European men -- indeed, the majority of ALL men, are uncircumcised
RufusTFirefly
Aug 2012
#21
I'd like to see comparisons of countries with a high degree of personal hygiene
Art_from_Ark
Aug 2012
#31
And again if that sort of bullshit statement were made about fgm you would be out of here.
Warren Stupidity
Aug 2012
#58
Need to pay attention to the number needed treat to have even a small effect.
Emillereid
Aug 2012
#82
They can have my sons' foreskins when they pry them from my cold dead fingers.
Crunchy Frog
Aug 2012
#71
Doctors' Circumcision Recommendations Influenced By Personal Factors, Study Finds
Crunchy Frog
Aug 2012
#77
More than Foreskin: Circumcision Status, History of HIV/STI, and Sexual Risk in a Clinic-Based
Crunchy Frog
Aug 2012
#79
Going on and on about a topic that excites a mere handful of people smacks of fanatacism.
Comrade Grumpy
Aug 2012
#220
On this issue, it's the tiny minority of fanatics who spew 99% of the venom.
apocalypsehow
Aug 2012
#244
I'll take the voice of reason right where I please, thank you very much.
apocalypsehow
Aug 2012
#247
Removing the penis entirely would eliminate STDs and unwanted pregnancies entirely
4th law of robotics
Aug 2012
#156
notice all of that says to give parents the information and let them decide...
Green_Lantern
Aug 2012
#214
Or more often based on consulting their religious figure of choice
4th law of robotics
Aug 2012
#225
Q: how do you get a progressive to argue for religion trumping personal choice?
4th law of robotics
Aug 2012
#216
Routine circumcision came to America thanks to a Christian fundamentalist
ilikeitthatway
Aug 2012
#238
"Plain Facts for Old and Young" by John Harvey Kellog. The scientific thinking
Crunchy Frog
Aug 2012
#239
Barbaric mutiliation with no good reason to do it. Only religious insanity.
Manifestor_of_Light
Aug 2012
#240