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Originally Posted by Sliver
No doubt. Any surgery comes with the risk of complications. I don't understand the mentality of putting a newborn in harm's way for no reason whatsoever. I do believe we'll see it become illegal in our lifetimes, as it should.
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It's actually likely to be quite the opposite. As the impact circumcision has on the spread of disease becomes more well known, various major health organizations are reversing their stance on circumcision and beginning to push it.
Around 2010, the majority of the major organizations were saying it was unnecessary or recommending against it. Since then, the AMA, the WHO, and the CDC have all stated the health benefits likely outweigh the risks:
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/08/27/sc...roup-says.html
http://www.wsj.com/articles/SB100014...31063301112102
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Here are the facts, based on published, peer-reviewed and independently monitored studies
The risk of complications from newborn circumcision in U.S. hospitals is estimated to be about 0.2%. The most common complication is bleeding, which can be readily controlled. Infection and penile injuries are very rare.
Fewer Infections
The benefits of circumcision that accrue during childhood include a marked reduction in urinary-tract infections, which affect one in 100 uncircumcised boys, mainly during the first two years of life, and inflammation or infection under the foreskin, which affects around 17 in 100 uncircumcised boys before the age of 8. Circumcision reduces the risk of these problems by around 60%. In adulthood, circumcision has been shown to reduce the risk of HIV infection in men by 50% to 60%, and is now recommended by the World Health Organization as an HIV prevention strategy.
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But yes, this could all fit into the other thread on the exact same topic.