Illiniwek
Junior Chimp
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« on: September 10, 2020, 10:07:58 PM » |
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I thought I would mention that this thread did end up having a significant impact on the decision I faced with my newborn son. Over the past few years and also the months of the pregnancy I bounced back and forth on what my decision would end up being. Over the summer, I was trending closer and closer to choosing to circumcise him. But the extremely fervent arguments here against it caused serious doubt to creep back in.
I ultimately decided that if the United States is trending away from circumcision (and I verified with the doctors that a clear majority of newborn boys in our area are not being circumcised), and there may be a true stigma against it 20 years from now, I did not want my son to have to search for answers as to why I chose to make such a decision to circumcise him.
So personally I don't see a huge problem with circumcision (I certainly wouldn't vote to make it illegal), and I think I am happy that I was. But if my son was circumcised, it would have been mostly for my selfish and superficial reasons. In the end I chose to go with the ethically-safe choice and statistically common option, and its in large part to this thread.
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