(11-11-15) Circumcision – Accepted genital mutilation

by Kali Sinclair 

(NaturalNews) It's a funny thing. Every culture has its way of doing things. You grow up in a culture, and you accept many things without ever questioning them. And yet, it's hard to believe that so many Americans in the last 150 years have accepted genital mutilation without question.
History of American Circumcision
Male circumcision has been the norm in this country for generations. We have been brainwashed into believing that an intact foreskin results in a lack of cleanliness that leads to disease, including cancer and HIV. But that's not how this medical malpractice started. It began with fear of sexuality - specifically, nocturnal emissions (wet dreams) and masturbation. Circumcision was claimed to cure or prevent both of these "horrific" acts. These claims were followed by more claims and "scientific" papers "proving" ridiculous cures through circumcision. These cures and preventions include:
Prevents syphilis
Cures epilepsy
Prevents epilepsy
Prevents spinal paralysis
Cures bedwetting
Prevents curvature of the spine, paralysis, and clubfoot
Cures abdominal neuralgia
Cures eye problems
Prevents crossed eyes
Cures blindness, deafness, and dumbness
Prevents blacks from raping white women
Cures urinary and rectal incontinence
Prevents tuberculosis
Prevents penile cancer
Promotes chastity
Prevents prostrate cancer
Prevents venereal disease and cancer of the tongue
Prevents cervical cancer in women
Provides immunity to nearly all physical and mental illnesses
Cures nervousness
Prevents bladder cancer and cancer of the rectum
Prevents urinary tract infections
Prevents AIDS
Prevents neonatal group B streptococcal disease
Prevents HIV infection
The information above was found in an interesting slide show presented by International Coalition for Genital Integrity. Their slides show the show the rise and fall of circumcision rates in the U.S. and the U.K. alongside the timeline that shows the misinformation pushed upon the American people through the medicalization of circumcision. (See link below).
The arguments for circumcision include:
Fewer urinary tract infections
Less risk of penile cancer
Less risk of transmission of some STDs including HIV
Urinary tract infections and penile cancer are both rare events and there are multiple factors at play, not just circumcision. Studies regarding STDs and circumcision do not show a correlation in developed countries.
Conclusion
Circumcision in the U.S. is a cultural practice with no medical justification. We continue this practice because it became the norm. As a matter of fact, one of the arguments used to encourage circumcision is, "You don't want him to look different from the other little boys in the locker room, do you?"

The truth is simple. There was no flaw in the design of our genitals. The foreskin protects the penis. An intact penis is four times more sensitive than a circumcised penis. Genital integrity is the right of every human being. It's time we put an end to this barbaric practice. This article is an excerpt from Circumcision, the Primal Cut - A Human Rights Violation.

Sources: 

http://www.nocirc.org/

http://www.icgi.org/medicalization/

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