tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31180029.post5277607482648991090..comments2024-03-16T14:18:11.330-04:00Comments on peaceful parenting: Fox News Report on MA MGM BillUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger53125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31180029.post-62918655535343933642010-03-04T18:16:44.310-05:002010-03-04T18:16:44.310-05:00I wish this ban on an unwarranted prepucectomy was...I wish this ban on an unwarranted prepucectomy was in effect long before my first son was born. He would've been protected. :-( <br /><br />A doctor has no right to remove a healthy vital part of their patients body; especially in the absent of a medical need. <br /><br />Too often "doctors" prey upon ignorant gullible naive parents in order to make a quick buck. If one was truly Michelle Rhttp://www.nocirc.orgnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31180029.post-71725934012319502742010-03-04T18:15:14.362-05:002010-03-04T18:15:14.362-05:00We know from other countries (and some states - NM...We know from other countries (and some states - NM, some hospitals - several state clinics) that when you force mothers to hold their babies while they are being cut apart for the circumcision surgery, it ends almost overnight. No one (once they know of the horrors) wants to do such rape-like things to their beloved babies. <br /><br />But better yet, instead of forcing the mothers to watch theirJeffery Knoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31180029.post-2883173748056753352010-03-04T18:12:47.795-05:002010-03-04T18:12:47.795-05:00In reading back, it seems I accidentally made it l...In reading back, it seems I accidentally made it look as if the only victims of circumcision are those who experience additional complications. ALL newborns are victims of circumcision. Their choice was stripped away as readily as their functioning, healthy body part. :(Guggiehttp://www.mgmbill.orgnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31180029.post-7898016361734003112010-03-04T18:12:03.847-05:002010-03-04T18:12:03.847-05:00Great read about a botched circumcision that resul...Great read about a botched circumcision that resulted in the entire penis being removed. Also should be required reading for parents interested in circ'ing:<br /><br />http://astore.amazon.com/peacefparent-20/detail/0061120561Marie Snoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31180029.post-17660068201653654882010-03-04T18:10:45.553-05:002010-03-04T18:10:45.553-05:00What about the victims of circumcision?
What abo...What about the victims of circumcision? <br /><br />What about the ones who live with adhesions, the ones who can't urinate and needed more surgery, the ones who had their penis bend during the teen years b/c the doctor took too much off, the ones who had their penis cut off, or who were brain damaged, the ones who bled to death, the ones who had MRSA? <br /><br />What about them?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31180029.post-75887935393974155502010-03-04T18:09:51.734-05:002010-03-04T18:09:51.734-05:00Here is an American Plastibell amputation. This is...Here is an American Plastibell amputation. This is a pro-circumcision, educational video with a doctor guiding you through the procedure. I invite everyone who thinks they support this procedure to watch the entire video, with the sound ON:<br /><br />http://video.yahoo.com/watch/4813345/12842144GDhttp://www.doctorsopposingcircumcision.orgnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31180029.post-38924481548167415272010-03-04T18:09:01.925-05:002010-03-04T18:09:01.925-05:00Guggie - thanks for the exceptional list of resour...Guggie - thanks for the exceptional list of resources.<br /><br />There are also ample scholarly texts on this issue (many - actually, MOST, written by those in the Jewish faith!): <br /><br />http://www.drmomma.org/2010/01/are-you-fully-informed.html<br /><br />I'd HIGHLY encourage anyone who believes that prepuce amputation (circumcision) as it is currently performed in the U.S. has any Danellehttp://www.drmomma.orgnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31180029.post-49578912240501913672010-03-04T18:08:21.426-05:002010-03-04T18:08:21.426-05:00The more one knows about circumcision, the more on...The more one knows about circumcision, the more one is against it.<br /><br />The biggest problems circ'ed Daddies have with the circumcision of sons debate, is realizing and accepting that they themselves were victims of genital mutilation. <br /><br />By thinking about circumcising their sons or not they are acknowledging they themselves were violated.<br /><br />This debate is laughable Maria Shttp://www.drmomma.org/2009/09/functions-of-foreskin-purposes-of.htmlnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31180029.post-82287074465477429142010-03-04T18:05:07.590-05:002010-03-04T18:05:07.590-05:00I don't believe the legislation is an attempt ...I don't believe the legislation is an attempt to 'shove' it on parents (parents SHOULD be given FULL INFORMED and ample information with which to make a wise choice for their child). However, it IS a law that serves to protect human beings already living in this country (or in this case, the State of MA). There is absolutely no reason that a law cannot be (and shouldn't be) in Danellehttp://www.drmomma.orgnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31180029.post-35806641963132841042010-03-04T18:04:17.515-05:002010-03-04T18:04:17.515-05:00Circumcision scars can cause cancer.
Carcinoma de...Circumcision scars can cause cancer.<br /><br />Carcinoma developed in circumcision scars on the penile shaft.<br /><br />http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?cmd=Retrieve&db=pubmed&dopt=AbstractPlus&list_uids=3944860<br /><br />The tumors involved the prepuce (n = 1), prepuce and distal shaft (n = 1), circumcision scar line (n = 2), circumcision scar line and distal shaft <br /><Guggie Dhttp://www.jewsagainstcircumcision.org/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31180029.post-56507575400298258392010-03-04T18:03:10.278-05:002010-03-04T18:03:10.278-05:00The three zones of penile skin shows just how exte...The three zones of penile skin shows just how extensive the foreskin is:<br />http://www.foreskin.org/3zones-c.htm<br /><br />Contrast and compare pictures of cut and uncut penises:<br />http://www.circumstitions.com/Restric/comparison.html <br /><br />Circumcision causing uti:<br />http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=8960080&dopt=AbstractPlus<br Guggie Dhttp://www.sexasnatureintendedit.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31180029.post-65056820967870545662010-03-04T18:02:25.857-05:002010-03-04T18:02:25.857-05:00Questioning Circumcision -- A Jewish Perspective
h...Questioning Circumcision -- A Jewish Perspective<br />http://www.jewishcircumcision.org/<br /><br />A cut Jewish man writes a letter to his newborn son:<br />http://www.jewsagainstcircumcision.org/letter.htm<br /><br />MGMvsFGM<br />http://www.noharmm.org/comparison.htm<br />http://www.circumstitions.com/FGMvsMGM.html<br />http://www.circumstitions.com/Develop.html<br />http://www.infocirc.org/Guggiehttp://www.jewsagainstcircumcision.org/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31180029.post-26834768265390968852010-03-04T18:01:23.642-05:002010-03-04T18:01:23.642-05:00Someone said (on FB) "wait till after the 7th...Someone said (on FB) "wait till after the 7th day"<br /><br />Even waiting for edema to decrease does not reduce the risks of the operation. This is ignoring the science (which I have already posted above). A 7 day old will still have the endrocrine system, nervous system and brain functioning altered. A 7 day old cannot receive general anesthesia or pain medication. A 7 day old can Guggie Dhttp://www.jewsagainstcircumcision.org/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31180029.post-15082520495237711372010-03-04T17:59:03.414-05:002010-03-04T17:59:03.414-05:00I just do not see how it is possible to talk about...I just do not see how it is possible to talk about circumcision positively! How could something so negative be spun in a positive light? <br /><br />The only people I ever see get offended are the ones who are arguing for circumcision. People who are educated on the horrors of circumcision know their arguments are valid and backed up by scientific data. <br /><br />People who are pro-cutting are Laura Bhttp://www.doctorsopposingcircumcision.orgnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31180029.post-76800583480346321142010-03-04T17:57:49.513-05:002010-03-04T17:57:49.513-05:00What saddens me is that we have a culture which ev...What saddens me is that we have a culture which even considers it normal, cultural or "an alternative" to strap down their newborns and cut at their genitals. With scientists saying only 96% of them receiving pain relief.<br /><br />What a sad mentality, that everyone thinks it's simply an "opinion" or a "parent's right" to cut body parts off little babies.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31180029.post-13642444408891080182010-03-04T17:57:12.046-05:002010-03-04T17:57:12.046-05:00I am so surprised at the number of perpetrator-pro...I am so surprised at the number of perpetrator-protectors on this post on the FB thread! I usually run into one a month!<br /><br />He who passively accepts evil<br />is as much involved in it as he who helps to perpetrate it.<br />He who accepts evil without protesting against it<br />is really cooperating with it.<br />~ Martin Luther King, Jr.<br /><br />The soft-minded man always fears changeGDhttp://www.intactamerica.orgnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31180029.post-70882844338828591072010-03-04T17:55:51.519-05:002010-03-04T17:55:51.519-05:00I really hope all pro-MGM cut men are just "f...I really hope all pro-MGM cut men are just "fine" when they are middle aged, and will not have problems requiring Viagra, lubrication, and the like.<br /><br />But if they do, maybe they'll recall some of this information.<br /><br />Too bad it isn't men who already know the consequences of prepuce amputation that are having kids - they'd be much less likely to repeat such LBhttp://www.noharmm.org/raising.htmnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31180029.post-65674459367988637022010-03-04T17:52:15.939-05:002010-03-04T17:52:15.939-05:00If some are so against people "shoving their ...If some are so against people "shoving their contrary views down their throat" then why are they insistent on shoving THEIR view of circumcision down THEIR son's throat? <br /><br />By choosing circumcision for him, a parent is forcing HIS/HER view about circumcision on this baby and this baby/man's penis. <br /><br />He will have NO SAY in the matter.<br /><br />Sounds pretty Mary Lynnhttp://www.cirp.org/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31180029.post-36147829949309029162010-03-04T17:48:42.251-05:002010-03-04T17:48:42.251-05:00I am fighting for the ban to be extended to baby b...I am fighting for the ban to be extended to baby boys. <br /><br />How ironic, that some sit here typing out that "I" have a choice and that "I" chose. <br /><br />And yet their son now has no choice. <br /><br />You "chose" to take his choice away. <br /><br />And you assume upon the unconditional love of a child, simply assume that he won't be angry or hold a Guggiehttp://www.jewsagainstcircumcision.org/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31180029.post-19698255596560965232010-03-04T17:45:29.609-05:002010-03-04T17:45:29.609-05:00I think parents should be required to acknowledge ...I think parents should be required to acknowledge the process of the procedure, that there are actually uses of the foreskin, and that many myths concerning circumcision are really not true. <br /><br />I just feel sad when a mother has her son circumcised without knowing facts, or when I hear that they didn't even know how its done.. Especially when said circumcision results in defect Meganhttp://www.circinfosite.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31180029.post-1556319382455749182010-03-04T17:43:19.958-05:002010-03-04T17:43:19.958-05:00It also used to be a cultural norm to enslave Afri...It also used to be a cultural norm to enslave Africans here in the US. It was so deeply embedded, in fact, it took a civil war to end it. <br /><br />Until we address the cultural aspect, people will not understand that it is not medically necessary to cut your son.Laurahttp://www.jewsagainstcircumcision.org/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31180029.post-46750012971652302942010-03-04T17:40:30.385-05:002010-03-04T17:40:30.385-05:00Please feel free to read these three books. They c...Please feel free to read these three books. They contain information about original circumcision and the history of how circumcision has evolved. <br /><br />You will find that original circumcision, which was just a simple cut, is far less barbaric than circumcision of newborn males today, and did not involve removing the prepuce at all. <br /><br />Many Jews choose not to circumcise today.<br /Delaneahttp://astore.amazon.com/peacefparent-20/detail/0195315944noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31180029.post-87670995076631262152010-03-04T17:39:26.084-05:002010-03-04T17:39:26.084-05:00The religious one is also interesting. I find the ...The religious one is also interesting. I find the ramifications of the American circumcision being pushed on to the Jewish people after they fled the Holocaust to be quite interesting.<br /><br />Nevertheless, the majority of baby boys in America who have their foreskin taken from them are not Jewish. So it's a rather outlier argument.<br /><br />I'm still waiting, of course, to hear fromGuggie Dhttp://www.catholicsagainstcircumcision.org/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31180029.post-60361439695931658152010-03-04T17:38:15.945-05:002010-03-04T17:38:15.945-05:00It is a basic human right to keep your body intact...It is a basic human right to keep your body intact. It's unethical to remove a perfectly healthy organ without the owner's consent. <br /><br />I love how people cite religion as an excuse to abuse their children (yes, I consider it abuse, whether you love your kids or not, the act is abusive and harms a child emotionally and physically, hinders breastfeeding and bonding, and causes Delaneahttp://www.doctorsopposingcircumcision.orgnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31180029.post-48536467290053787642010-03-04T17:36:11.560-05:002010-03-04T17:36:11.560-05:00This is not an issue where "opinions" ar...This is not an issue where "opinions" are a factor. It is cut and dry. Removing a body part that is normal, and has a function (not just a little piece of skin like some think) is not variable, on which opinions can be formed. <br /><br />It is total common sense- dont cut off an organ without reason. <br /><br />There is not one reason that anyone who argues in favor of circumcision Laura Bhttp://www.nocirc.orgnoreply@blogger.com