Extreme trauma from male circumcision causes damage to areas of brain

When it's inflicted upon females, the civilized world calls it genital mutilation and child abuse. But for males, the medical procedure known as circumcision is still widely performed and accepted (at least in the U.S.), even though science shows that snipping a newborn child's foreskin can cause permanent brain damage, particularly in the areas of … Continue reading Extreme trauma from male circumcision causes damage to areas of brain

Routine genital mutilation of infant boys questioned by concerned parents

Circumcision of newborn boys in the United States has been regularly performed since the invention of the procedure in the late 1800s, but the number of American baby boys being circumcised has dropped in recent years as parents, medical authorities and vocal critics question its benefits. Routine circumcision began in the United States in the … Continue reading Routine genital mutilation of infant boys questioned by concerned parents