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Introduction

If you are indifferent or in favor of routine circumcision then I would like you to consider:

bulletThis is something permanent and irreversible that you will be doing to someone else's genitalia without their consent. They will have to live with the consequences every day for the rest of their lives - not you!
 
bulletCircumcision causes a great number of men ongoing psychological problems.
 
bulletA sad industry offering 'foreskin substitution' products has sprung up to help men compensate for their sense of loss/body image.
 
bulletCircumcision has injured and disfigured numerous men.
 
bulletThe so-called 'benefits' of circumcision are false - period. Want proof? Just look to the many countries which do not routinely circumcise their boys and you'll see that they grow up happy and  healthy without the so-called potential problems claimed. 
 
bulletThis is a human rights violation. The United Nations (U.N.) has recognized this for circumcision of girls. Why not for boys too?
 
bulletIn many countries (including Australia recently) it is illegal to dock a dog's tail for non-medical reasons; isn't a human male entitled to at least as much protection from someone else surgically altering his penis?
 
bulletReligious reasons? Actually the U.N. regards circumcision as a human rights violation (for girls) regardless of religion. Furthermore, circumcision is NOT a divine requirement of Judaism. Click here to visit Jews Against Circumcision.
 
bulletIt is a very painful procedure. Even if anesthetic is used during the procedure, your child will feel pain, if not during the procedure then during recovery.
 
bulletWhy is it that expectant parents will talk, read and sing to their unborn child, believing that even at this early stage, that the child's development is so responsive to external experiences.... but then subject the child to such a brutal experience.
 
bulletHere is a sample of legal action taken as a result of unwanted or botched circumcisions.

 

Public circumcision

No matter how plain the reasons against circumcision, so many people remain indifferent and allow routine circumcisions to continue. To help restore some sense of reality, there is a group who performs a public circumcision of a dog to demonstrate what's involved in a routine circumcision. Click here to see the photo's and video. This procedure is repeated from time to time so if you would like to witness the next one live you can find the details here.

It's quite disheartening that there are still people in society who trivialize routine circumcision.