The Circumcision Discussion

[jmspeach]

I know this can be a HUGE debate, and I'm not looking to start any arguments. I was just wondering as you are OB nurses. I'm expecting a boy in July and not sure if we should circ. or not. My husband says yes, it's better medically in the long run. My gpa who just turned 70 had to have a circ. due to endless complications lately.

As nurses in this area, is the medication that they use good? And what are some questions to ask my Dr. about it. I already know that my hospital i'll be at uses a med. when they perform it, I"m just wondering what you all think.

Thanks

Jen :)

[GardenDove]

Who knows? They claimed that their dietary and other laws came from God, but many of them have turned out to have had health benefits. I've read that circumcised memberes do much better in sandy, desert conditions, because grains of sand would get under the foreskin and be an irritant, causing big problems for the nomadic desert dwellers.

[Atl_John]

That makes sense.... smegma+sand=CEMENT

[GardenDove]

That makes sense.... smegma+sand=CEMENT

Just like poorly cooked pork = trichonosis... So, they codified their health laws to protect the common good, giving credit to God.

[GardenDove]

Heh heh, this has been a fun thread! :chuckle

[Atl_John]

Seeeee........so I guess you could say that now a days Smegma+Dryer Fuzzies= Your own personal swiffer????

[GardenDove]

Nowadays, you can say, running water+clean sheets = healthy enviornment for intact male. :smiletea:

[Atl_John]

Or a lint trap for intact males.

I can only imagine what you are going to tell your wife/husband/bf/gf/etc about this particular conversation.

[tvccrn, ASN, RN]

TVCCRN, while I applaud your effort, unfortunately your logic is faulty, you can not take A is B, therefore A sub 1 is B sub 1. The linkage is wrong, and the proof needed is far greater than just A is B, B is D therefore D is also A. While I understand that you are trying to show they are the same by some external force putting their will on another being, they are vastly different.

With Circumcision it is a parent putting their will on a child who is completely and totally dependent on their care.

With Abortion it is a legislative assembly putting their will on an adult who is not completely and totally dependent on their care and is able to make their own decisions and choices. An infant is not, thats why you have a parent.

Ah, but to me then circumcision is the lesser as that is something that I choose with the best interest of my infant in mind. Whereas, the government telling me what I can and can't do with my body IS forcing me to do something.

[GardenDove]

:offtopic: I think it's time to close this thread...

[DanEMT, ASN, RN]

Just wondering what all you women would think if the men jumped in on a woman's issue. I can hear the comments from the feminists now. What do your husbands think about this topic, do they get a say or is it the mothers decision only.

I'm sure I am going to hear it but I can't believe no other guy has said it.

[Spidey's mom, ADN, BSN, RN]

Just wondering what all you women would think if the men jumped in on a woman's issue. I can hear the comments from the feminists now. What do your husbands think about this topic, do they get a say or is it the mothers decision only.

I'm sure I am going to hear it but I can't believe no other guy has said it.

I said early in this thread that I didn't want it done to my sons . . . It was Dad's idea to circumcise. However, I was the one who had to sign the consent.

I was divorced from the father of my oldest two boys. I had another son with my second husband. Both wanted circumcisions.

Both my older adult boys are glad - they have both said they would be very mad at me if I had won the argument to NOT circ.

This isn't just a man's issue by the way - women give birth to these children. We should have a say - however, I was overruled by "dad".

steph

[tvccrn, ASN, RN]

:offtopic: I think it's time to close this thread...

No need, I'm done with trying to present another point of view.