Thank goodness I have two daughters because the circumcision debate in our house would have caused a divorce!! My husband is a staunch circumcision advocate where as I would prefer to let nature be and not have this procedure performed on my hypothetical baby boy.
Last night my husband was watching the Sunday Night program on Australias channel 7 (while I was washing up) when yelled out "SEE!". Which in woman talk means "Honey, come here, my point of view's just been vindicated, let me show you!".
Aparrently there's new research proving a link between the reversal in trends against circumcision over the last 10 or 15 years and a rise in sexually transmitted disease occurences.
I also saw a segment this morning on 7s Sunrise where a well known physician reccomended that even in light of this new research, circumcision still amounts to mutilation and is potentially dangerous to the lives of baby boys. He correctly pointed out that this new reaserch is irrellevant as we should be educating our children on safe sex and there are new medical advances being made to combat and immunise against disease every day.
So far as I can see, the circumcision debate is still raging in medical circles and families should take in all the pros & cons if considering circumcision for thier boys. In the end, it's a personal decision which no-one can make for you.
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