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What Are The Arguments Against Male Circumcision?

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Against:
In a nutshell, it is rarely medically necessary. It causes pain and distress and is usually unfairly imposed on an infant who has no choice in the matter. When performed unnecessarily, it increases the chances of penile infection (as any open wound would, especially if the procedure is done in an environment (such as a hospital) which already tends to have a lot of pathogenic organisms about. Routine circumcision, especially of infants is a cultural or cosmetic procedure, with little justification on the grounds of hygiene.

One argument often heard in North America is "I want my son to look like his father". Alternatively, "Other boys will notice and he'll look funny". These are unreasonable lines of logic, though. If your child's eyes were a different colour from his dad, would you pluck the boy's eyes out or insist that he wear contact lenses? And yet everyone , not just you in the family, will be able to notice whether your son's eyes match his dad's.

If your child had white skin and went to a mostly black school, would you insist that he spend a lot of time in the sun or blacken his face up, just to fit in? it doesn't make any sense.

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For adult males it will probably reduce sexual sensitivity. It is hard to argue that removal of one of the most sensitive areas of skin from the penis has no effect.

Young guys with a problem of 'over sensitivity' down there may find it appealing but, take it from an old guy, sensitivity decreases anyway with age and one day you will miss those 20,000 nerve endings that you had cut away.
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Circumcision is proven to be hygienic and healthy in the long run.  To have sweat, urine, pre ejaculate, bacteria and smegma build up in a "moist, wet" un-aired area is usually  toxic to health of individual and sexual partners in the long term.

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