Circumcision?!
Question:
Circumcision?
whats circumcision? (spelling?)
Answers:
Otherwise known as genital mutilation, it involves removal of the nerve-rich foreskin on the male penis. Uncommon in most countries (around 15% of the men in the world are circumcised) it became fashionable in the 60s in the US. In 1968 90% of all newborns were circumcised in America. That rate is now around 50% and falls annually.
Most nations consider genital mutilation barbaric; however, it is still done as part of the jewish and islamic faiths.
Contrary to popular myth, there are no medical reasons for circumcision - see the statements from the American Medical Association and the American Assocation of Pediatrics - both organizations state their is no need for routine circumcision.
This is something best left to an adult to decide; it should not be done on infants, since it is irreversable. The foreskin is not actually 'skin'. It is covered with a nerve rich mucous membrane that adds pleasure during sex.