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In reply to the discussion: Benefits of male circumcision reconfirmed as rates decline [View all]Green_Lantern
(2,423 posts)214. notice all of that says to give parents the information and let them decide...
This issue matters very little to me.
I'm glad my parents got me circumcized...it is far more convenient and looks better.
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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