I mentioned this in the other thread, but when my wife and I were having a baby, we decided to keep the gender as a surprise. Closer to the due date, my wife mentioned something about circumcision if it was a boy which suggested that she thought it was a foregone conclusion (no pun intended) that we would have it done if it was a boy. I am pretty sure that I could have talked her out of it if I needed to, but we ended up having a girl so it was moot anyway.
A lot of people in our generation just had it done and no questions were asked. A lot of women I know think it looks funny if it isn't done and that seems to be one of the driving factors. It just became a cultural norm. It is so senseless that this baby died from something so unnecessary. I couldn't imagine the guilt they must feel.
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