CIRCUMCISION: A WAY OF THE PAST?
When I became pregnant with my second child, I began asking
the question again: to circumcise or not to circumcise?
After a lot of reading, the answer is a definitive 'no'.
The first time I was pregnant, along with What to Expect and Parenting for Dummies and God only knows what else, I started reading up on circumcision.
I had been hearing a lot from people who opposed it, and I wanted to find out why.
To me, it seemed like such a standard practice (in our country) that I had never thought to question it.
But I figured as a soon-to-be parent, I had better do my research before I cut off part of my possible future son's body, right?
Well, it turned out I was having a girl, so my research — while mildly shocking — was short-lived. But here I am, pregnant again with my second child, and I've begun asking the question again: to circumcise or not to circumcise?
Turns out, after a lot of reading, the question isn't really a question. It's a definitive "No."
My husband and I are 110 percent certain that if we are having a boy, he will not be getting circumcised.
The way I see it, there are about a dozen reasons not to circumcise and maybe only one (not so good) reason to do it.
While I had thought there must be some medical reason for chopping off a body part, and a pretty vital one at that, there actually is none.
That's right — there is no medical reason for circumcision, and neither the American Academy of Pediatrics nor the American Medical Association has ever recommended it at any time.
In fact, the U.S. is the only country that routinely circumcises without religious reasoning.
I know, right? It blew my mind, too.
When it comes to the foreskin, nature truly knows best.
It's actually a vital part of the penis that protects it from bacteria entering the urinary tract.
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