[al baby]

Circumcision is barbaric

[ConorMacNessa]

I agree, al - nobody ever asked me whether I wanted to lose my foreskin and all four of my sons are intact.

Lamh Foistenach Abu!

[Ramius]

Circumcision is barbaric

No, it isn't. But this is. She should've at least contacted a Mohel. I don't have a hangup one way or the other, but if circumcision is the choice... get somebody that knows what they're doing.

[dayglored]

>> Circumcision is barbaric

> nobody ever asked me whether I wanted to lose my foreskin

Nor me.

I was blessed with a daughter, but plan was if she had been a boy, he would have stayed intact until an age where he could make an informed decision on his own.

There's nothing wrong (IMO) with a fellow over 18 deciding to have his foreskin removed. As long as it's HIS decision. Anesthetics work on the penis. Hell, I watched the doctor perform my vasectomy, with a bit of local anesthetic. No big deal.

> hospitals in Portland will not carry out the operation of boys older than four weeks

There's the REAL problem. They should instead have a rule that they will not carry out the operation on persons YOUNGER than 18 years. Make it like tattoos and other body modifications.

And BTW, the so-called "health" arguments are bogus -- how hard is it to wash your dick, really? Geez...