Circumcision

[koina57]

Dear list members!
As my husband is an African, in case of having a baby-boy I would be faced =
with the question of circumcision.
I am rather against it, because the simple thought of cutting a defenceless=
baby in such a sensitive (physically and psychically) area gives me uncomfo=
rtable feelings.

I know from veterinarian hom. that removal of parts of the body like in cas=
tration can cause problems. Is this so (in lesser degree) with removal of th=
e prepuce, too?

As I didn´t find any information from the hom. point of view on it in any o=
f my books, I want to ask you for hints from literature or personal experie=
nces.
Thanks
Irene

[Dale Moss]

Whatever the possible long-term physical consequences (and I am not in a position to address those), I'd be concerned about the emotional trauma to a newborn of being circumcised.

When my own son was born at home, the midwife calmly settled matters by telling me she'd be happy to circumcise him if that's what we wanted, but my husband and I would have to hold him. I knew right then that there was no way my baby boy was going to be cut! (Now that he's an adult, he's very glad he wasn't.)

Peace,
Cinnabar

[Dave Hartley]

Surely you are aware that removal of glands which are involved in the
production of hormones related to growth/maturation and sexuality is orders
of magnitude different from circumcision ?

To the best of my knowledge, circumcision has been practiced on a reasonably
wide-scale, and I'm not aware of anyone charting harmful effects.
Dave Hartley
www.Mr-Notebook.com
www.localcomputermart.com/dave
Seattle, WA 425.820.7443
Asheville, NC 828.285.0240