tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31180029.post7021650880501382395..comments2024-03-28T03:20:20.956-04:00Comments on peaceful parenting: Dr. Dean Edell Statement on CircumcisionUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31180029.post-62183202648910834002012-02-05T15:34:00.812-05:002012-02-05T15:34:00.812-05:00Best argument to me is:
Cutting a girls genitals ...Best argument to me is:<br /><br />Cutting a girls genitals creates a worldwide outcry, yet we send our tiny sons to have this archaic, brutal procedure thinking we are doing well by him. It has to stop. Are we really to think that our boys need immediate surgery after birth? They need to be altered somehow? Tell your friends and neighbors that the current circumcision rate is below 32% now,Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31180029.post-27032539286177009682011-04-30T18:25:19.790-04:002011-04-30T18:25:19.790-04:00There are places in the world where there is a wid...There are places in the world where there is a widespread belief that raping an infant is the cure to HIV/AIDS. Campains are trying to reach the uneducated followers (and perpetrators) of such a belief. Could we argue that it is the choice of the infants parents to lend him/her to be raped by a HIV infected male? Of course not. It is an ethical and human tragedy, committed by parents who does notCathrinenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31180029.post-2126690676328409662011-03-30T08:52:09.282-04:002011-03-30T08:52:09.282-04:00Anon - you seem very nice and I applaud you for do...Anon - you seem very nice and I applaud you for doing so much research and not just going with the flock mentality but this is NOT a parental decision! If someone broke into a man's home and cut off his foreskin that person would be arrested. Why? Because it is a violation. Cutting off a part of a newborn baby's penis is in no way a parent's choice, it's that boy's decision Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31180029.post-80905016799876820902010-07-19T14:23:42.702-04:002010-07-19T14:23:42.702-04:00Anon - are you familiar with all the purposes of t...Anon - are you familiar with all the purposes of the prepuce organ? <br /><br />http://www.drmomma.org/2009/09/functions-of-foreskin-purposes-of.html<br /><br />I fully agree that parents need to research every decision made for their child. <br /><br />When it comes to keeping healthy newborn babies intact however, (i.e not performing unnecessary surgical amputations on healthy organs) there JKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10350957701921488680noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31180029.post-75975556837864101532010-07-19T14:01:51.360-04:002010-07-19T14:01:51.360-04:00I was able to watch the entire video, though it wa...I was able to watch the entire video, though it was my second time seeing as I had majored in biology in school and was forced to watch it in a developemental biology course. The only thing that I really have to say is how one sided all websites are. I am having a son and have researched everything from how I want him brought into this world to circumcision. I have researched both sides of Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31180029.post-33148696233994703202010-05-12T15:10:09.107-04:002010-05-12T15:10:09.107-04:00I had to skip most of the circumcision procedure b...I had to skip most of the circumcision procedure b/c I just can't handle it. I caught the very end, where he had the foreskin pulled mostly off and he was cutting it, and I literally screamed in horror!! It is one of the most horrible things I can think of, and I cannot believe it is legal! I have one girl and three boys, and they were ALL born perfect, and I left them just as God created SchmoopLuverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00660738053596830801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31180029.post-22310561910032525182010-05-10T20:00:32.757-04:002010-05-10T20:00:32.757-04:00Great blog!
Another interesting fact is how much ...Great blog!<br /><br />Another interesting fact is how much tax money via medicaid/welfare pays for circumcisions! Only 13 or so states no longer cover these cosmetic circumcisions but it needs to be all 50!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31180029.post-10293616614174870902010-02-13T19:45:06.162-05:002010-02-13T19:45:06.162-05:00The time is now to take a historic stand in the U....The time is now to take a historic stand in the U.S. to really end this perverse practice. Those about to make new recommendations must realize they must be on the right side of American medical history because of the human rights and social justice aspect. Hopefully more males are waking up especially and saying no more to the torture and indignity.Griffithsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31180029.post-59250405658042455182010-02-11T18:41:05.185-05:002010-02-11T18:41:05.185-05:00There are no words to describe the feeling I felt ...There are no words to describe the feeling I felt while watching that video of the circumcision. I won't ever forget that. <br />I agree with Sarah, everyone needs to watch this!! While I was watching, I thought of my sister who had her boy circumcised, but "couldn't handle" taking him to the surgery, so her husband did it instead. I wasn't educated on circumcision at the Taranoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31180029.post-66393584777797277472010-02-11T16:35:06.535-05:002010-02-11T16:35:06.535-05:00Lack of research, lack of religious knowledge is w...Lack of research, lack of religious knowledge is what continues this religious ritual. And yes, it is very religious, whether a person claims Christianity, Judaism, Islam, or Atheism as their religious status.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31180029.post-59668428618055702552010-02-11T12:05:03.802-05:002010-02-11T12:05:03.802-05:00I think all expecting parents should get a copy of...I think all expecting parents should get a copy of this, including the pictures, at the doctor's office. I cannot BELIEVE people continue to do this just because it is "the norm" here in America.Sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00214456605607882879noreply@blogger.com