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As if parents didn’t have enough to feel guilty about.Some advocacy groupsare trying to convince them that circumcision-the cutting away of the foreskinof the penis is the most barbaric thing they can do to a newborn boy.Othersbelieve circumcision will make a boy healthier and happier all his life.The truthis far less dramatic.According to a review of 40 years of data published recentlyby the American Academy of Pediatrics,circumcision does provide somepotential medical benefits,but they are not so overwhelming that parents shouldfeel compelled to have it done.
As if parents did not have enough to feel guilty about.Some advocacy groupsare trying to convince them that circumcision-the cutting away of the foreskinof the penis is the most barbaric thing they can do to a newborn boy.Othersbelieve circumcision will make a boy healthier and happier all his life.The truthis far less dramatic. According to a review of 40 years of data published recentlyby the American Academy of Pediatrics, circumcision does provide somepotential medical benefits, but they are not so overwhelming that parents shouldfeel compelled to have it done.