Comments on Eco-Babyz: Circumcision Decisions

I have a very strong opinion on circumcision and I...

2009-03-20T23:30:00.000-04:00

I have a very strong opinion on circumcision and I am glad you wrote this! I also wrote an entry on my blog that had some things about circumcision.

I cringe when I see or hear women say that they are going to circumcise because it's unhygienic not to. I've also heard someone say that an uncircumcised penis was gross (yes, she was a grown woman, and pregnant). This is one of those

While the practice of newborn circumcision might b...

2009-02-21T21:10:00.000-05:00

While the practice of newborn circumcision might be questionable, men either elect(for their own personal reasons), or have medical reasons to get a circumcision.

Work in a hospital, or ask a urologist about phimosis, infection, etc.

How odd to see an article about the surgical remov...

2009-01-23T23:25:00.000-05:00

How odd to see an article about the surgical removal of a normal part of the human anatomy without any reference to what that part is or does. Imagine an article about blepharectomy* (removal of the eyelids) without any reference to what eyelids do.

*The operation appears to be extremely rare, and followed by repair.

If circumcision were unknown until now and someone suggested

Male circumcision wouldn't even be an issue if it ...

2009-01-23T14:55:00.000-05:00

Male circumcision wouldn't even be an issue if it weren't for the fact that 19th century doctors thought that :
a) masturbation caused various physical and mental problems (including epilepsy, convulsions, paralysis, tuberculosis etc), and
b) circumcision stopped masturbation.

Both of those sound ridiculous today I know, but if you don't believe me, then check out this link: