Re: OT - of tails and claws and foreskins and more than anyone wanted to know

On Fri, 17 Feb 2006 19:19:48 -0500, Dave Smith <adavid.smith@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

The same can be said of male circumcision.

Actually:

"Circumcision is Not Good Health Policy"

http://www.circumcision.org/studies.htm

"The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) says
the benefits of circumcision are not significant enough
to recommend circumcision as a routine procedure and
that circumcision is not medically necessary."

http://familydoctor.org/042.xml

Mutilation is not a preferable alternative to hygiene.
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