Indoctrinating Children in Religion

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And yet the key point you choose not to focus on is that it's not essential because the benefits are not great enough.

And circumcision having some benefits does NOT mean that there are no benefits to not being circumcised.

Not essential? That may be your perspective.

Circumcision for male infants is becoming less common in the U.S., according to new data published in Mayo Clinic Proceedings. The paper also finds that over their lifetime, half of all uncircumcised males will contract a medical condition related to their foreskin.

Their findings further back up a 2012 public statement from the American Academy of Pediatrics in support of widespread education initiatives and access to infant male circumcision.

"Infant circumcision should be regarded as equivalent to childhood vaccination," said Brian Morris, coauthor of the new report and professor emeritus in the School of Medical Sciences at the University of Sydney, in a press release. "As such, it would be unethical not to routinely offer parents circumcision for their baby boy. Delay puts the child's health at risk and will usually mean it will never happen."

http://www.cbsnews.com/news/circumcision...tudy-says/