Posted on 07/16/2004 8:42:13 AM PDT by presidio9
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- For most little boys, circumcision is a decision for the parents to make. But the Missouri Supreme Court may make that decision for one local boy because his parents don't agree.
Two-and-a-half-year-old Ethan Azar's mother does not want to have him circumcised.
"There's no medical society in the world that recommends it, including the American Academy of Pediatrics," said Camille Azar.
But Ethan's father was recently granted sole custody. He wants his son circumcised. While the boy's father and his attorney would not appear on camera, they did cite personal, social and health reasons for wanting the circumcision, KMBC's Kelly Eckerman reported.
Circumcision removes the layer of skin covering the penis. It is something more and more parents are opting not to do, Eckerman said. The medical community calls it a personal decision.
"Everyone has their bias. But we try to base recommendations on sound medical evidence and it just isn't there to say yes or no," Dr. Ken Wible said.
Lower courts refused to intervene, so the case is now going to the Missouri Supreme Court to see if Ethan's father should be able to go ahead with the circumcision.
"The fact the courts have ruled he can make medical decisions doesn't mean he can make a decision to have part of the healthy living flesh of the child cut off," said Dennis Owens, Camille Azar's attorney.
Doctors did tell KMBC that Ethan's age is a factor.
"At that age, a child is going to need anesthesia," Wible said.
Camille Azar said that the decision should be up to her son when he's older.
"I want Ethan to make the decision about his own body," Camille Azar said.
Eckerman said that religion plays a role in some families' decisions about circumcision, but that has not been an issue here. The battle over Ethan's circumcision comes in the middle of a custody battle. A decision from the state's high court is expected within two weeks.
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Existing scientific evidence demonstrates potential medical benefits of newborn male circumcision; however, these data are not sufficent to recommend routine neonatal circumcision. In the case of circumcision; in which there are potential benefits, yet the procedure is not essential to the child's current well-being, parents should determine what is in the best interest of the child. To make an informed choice, parents of all infants should be given unbiased information and be provided the opportunity to discuss this decision. It is legitimate for parents to take into account cultural, religious, and ethnic traditions, in addition to medical factors, when making this decision. Analgesia is safe and effective in reducing the procedural pain associated with circumcision; therefore, if a decision for circumcision is made, procedural analgesia should be provided. If circumcision is performed in the newborn period, it should be done only on infants who are stable and healthy.
Hopefully, a few people will see that "Sex and the City" was an ultimately empty lifestyle. The "girls" on that show were fundamentally unhappy with their diet of free sex.
SD
Well, I guess she can't nag at him as much.
I mean, tit for tat, so to speak.
Must....not.....make....smartass....comment....
that's a good trade
he is a fun sort.... ; )
Mutually beneficial I think. Both sexes can fulfill their bases urges.
There are guys out there looking for virtuous women instead of sluts.
If you can find humor in this topic, you've got real problems, Ace. Seek help.
You know why Rabbis don't charge for circumcisions?????
They just take tips.
That's good to know. Meeting such guys depends on a girl's social circle and being in the right place at the right time.
Meticulous hygiene is a MUST in that situation.
If he was only seeing her to get oral sex, then she is well rid of him.
I did see one, um, differently-abled one, once or twice.
Those of us who have little boys know that it is a pretty major battle to get them to
1. Wash their hands before meals
2. Change their muddy clothes
3. Brush and floss their teeth
4. Trim their nails
5. Pick up their stuff
. . . . etc. etc.
And from THIS sort of creature you can expect "meticulous hygiene"? Not hardly.
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