(March 10, 2015 at 5:31 pm)SnakeOilWarrior Wrote: And, if it is justifiable to remove it because it may need to be removed later, why no movement to remove the appendix in infancy?
I have no qualms with the appendix being removed during infancy.
I imagine it is not done due to the fact that it is considered a major surgical procedure whereas the circumcision is not a major surgery so much as a simple snip of outer skin.
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