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From: rlr@avsdS.UUCP (Rhode L. Roberts)
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Subject: Re: THE CIRCUMCISION DECISION
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Date: Thu, 28-Mar-85 23:55:29 EST
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> THE CIRCUMCISION DECISION
> 
> I would like to hear the pro's and con's of circumcising
> infant boys other than for religious reasons.

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My wife and I adopded our first boy.  We were at the
Hospital for his birth and took him home right away.
We decided to have him circumcised.  The current thinking
of the medical profession is not to circumcise.
This proved to be painfull for us as the doctor
who did the operation did not believe in it and
did a very poor job, just barely removing anything.
Effectivly, this leaves our child with what appears to
be a mutilated penis.  Our second boy was not operated
on because of the prior experience.  We originally wanted
the children to be circumcised so that they would
be similar to thier father.  This is my second marriage,
for the child that was born during the first marriage, he
was circumcised.  His also was a problem as for some reason
he didn't heal properly and wound up having to be operated
on three times.  Any way I feel that any operation at such
a young age must have some horrible psychological effects.

If you want a good circumcision go to a Rabbi!
(I was raised catholic)