It is a barbaric practice. My boys are not circumcised.
While on my Maternity rotation I saw a few circumcisions. NEVER would I put my sons through what I saw. Never.
The baby is strapped down, spread eagle, nude, the foreskin grabbed then is cut off, NO anesthesia is used, a neosporin ointment saturated 4 x4 piece of gauze is placed on the penis and a diaper put on the still screaming baby.
I'll say it's barbaric.
Thank you. It is truly terrible to see what these babies go through. The foreskin is so sensitive and it is SLICED without anesthesia. Some babies pass out from the pain.
Dr. Dean Adel, who is Jewish, is a strong believer that circumcision is the most common form of child abuse in this country. These are his words. He and his MD father came to this conclusion after truly studying the procedure, its effects, and the seeing the damage done to some of the boys. He is quite adamant about this.
There is plenty of information about all of this on the web today to help new parents make their decision.