Comments on: Circumcision: The Endless Debate http://coastkids.com.au/blog/2009/09/circumcision-the-endless-debate/ Central Coast's # 1 parenting website Sat, 11 Feb 2012 17:16:15 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7.1 hourly 1 By: stretching steps http://coastkids.com.au/blog/2009/09/circumcision-the-endless-debate/comment-page-1/#comment-500 stretching steps Fri, 11 Nov 2011 15:36:50 +0000 http://coastkids.com.au/blog/?p=309#comment-500 <strong>stretching steps...</strong> [...]Coast Kids | Circumcision: The Endless Debate[...]... stretching steps…

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]]> By: Traumatised... http://coastkids.com.au/blog/2009/09/circumcision-the-endless-debate/comment-page-1/#comment-463 Traumatised... Thu, 05 May 2011 03:00:50 +0000 http://coastkids.com.au/blog/?p=309#comment-463 I also was left traumatised after "circumcision morning" with Dr Schulze. Particularly when the mother's went off to have their coffee, rather than facing the "music" (agonising screams I kid you not). I ended up in tears myself and I wasn't even on the torture, i mean operating, table. If this procedure is medically warranted and there is no other option, fair enough. Hopefully then the boys will be old enough to be given anaesthetic at the very least. This is an outdated, barbaric tradition that is done for selfish, aesthetic reasons most of the time. You don't remove your newborn's tonsils in case of future infection (particularly without anaesthetic) or give them a nosejob because their nose doesn't look like Dad's? So why subject them to the agony of an unnecessary circumcision. I believ we call it genital mutilation if it's done to girls... I also was left traumatised after “circumcision morning” with Dr Schulze. Particularly when the mother’s went off to have their coffee, rather than facing the “music” (agonising screams I kid you not). I ended up in tears myself and I wasn’t even on the torture, i mean operating, table. If this procedure is medically warranted and there is no other option, fair enough. Hopefully then the boys will be old enough to be given anaesthetic at the very least. This is an outdated, barbaric tradition that is done for selfish, aesthetic reasons most of the time. You don’t remove your newborn’s tonsils in case of future infection (particularly without anaesthetic) or give them a nosejob because their nose doesn’t look like Dad’s? So why subject them to the agony of an unnecessary circumcision. I believ we call it genital mutilation if it’s done to girls…

]]> By: Circumcision Day http://coastkids.com.au/blog/2009/09/circumcision-the-endless-debate/comment-page-1/#comment-388 Circumcision Day Thu, 28 Oct 2010 00:11:57 +0000 http://coastkids.com.au/blog/?p=309#comment-388 I went to see a Dr at the same clinic as Dr Schulze and could hear babies absolutely screaming their little heads off. When I asked the nurse what was going on she replied "It's circumcision day" I am sorry to inform you all but those little baby boys sounded like they were in lots of pain. I also over hear another lady stating that she had to travel all the way from Sydney to find a doctor to circumsize her son. I don't know about you but if I couldn't find any doctor in a big place like Sydney to perform a procedure on my son I probably would think twice about it! I went to see a Dr at the same clinic as Dr Schulze and could hear babies absolutely screaming their little heads off. When I asked the nurse what was going on she replied “It’s circumcision day”

I am sorry to inform you all but those little baby boys sounded like they were in lots of pain.

I also over hear another lady stating that she had to travel all the way from Sydney to find a doctor to circumsize her son. I don’t know about you but if I couldn’t find any doctor in a big place like Sydney to perform a procedure on my son I probably would think twice about it!

]]> By: Johanna Baker-Dowdell http://coastkids.com.au/blog/2009/09/circumcision-the-endless-debate/comment-page-1/#comment-385 Johanna Baker-Dowdell Mon, 25 Oct 2010 00:38:49 +0000 http://coastkids.com.au/blog/?p=309#comment-385 Thanks Vanessa and Peter Yes, circumcision is definitely a personal choice. We all need to weigh up the pros and cons before choosing what to do. And it is choice we have. Johanna Thanks Vanessa and Peter

Yes, circumcision is definitely a personal choice. We all need to weigh up the pros and cons before choosing what to do. And it is choice we have.

Johanna

]]> By: peter brown http://coastkids.com.au/blog/2009/09/circumcision-the-endless-debate/comment-page-1/#comment-384 peter brown Sun, 24 Oct 2010 03:48:44 +0000 http://coastkids.com.au/blog/?p=309#comment-384 Yep. I agree Vanessa. In fact, I'm going to have the brain of our newborn removed so he can never get a brain tumour. Our children's bodies are ours in custody only. They're not ours to indulge our sexual or religious predilections on. It's high time the circumcisors went the way of the lobotomisers. (It's fascinating that female circumcision is banned in law. Anyone that either performs it or asks for it can find themselves in gaol. But little boys are left to protect themselves) It's 2010 everyone. Yep. I agree Vanessa.

In fact, I’m going to have the brain of our newborn removed so he can never get a brain tumour.

Our children’s bodies are ours in custody only. They’re not ours to indulge our sexual or religious predilections on.

It’s high time the circumcisors went the way of the lobotomisers.

(It’s fascinating that female circumcision is banned in law. Anyone that either performs it or asks for it can find themselves in gaol. But little boys are left to protect themselves)

It’s 2010 everyone.

]]> By: Vanessa http://coastkids.com.au/blog/2009/09/circumcision-the-endless-debate/comment-page-1/#comment-226 Vanessa Wed, 11 Nov 2009 22:44:30 +0000 http://coastkids.com.au/blog/?p=309#comment-226 We had our son circumsided by Dr Schulze and he is just fine. We decided to do it for the reasons Dr S pointed out, bladder infections, STDs ect. I belive it is a personal decision, one of many hard decisions we as parents will have to make for our son, and it should not be condemed. We had our son circumsided by Dr Schulze and he is just fine. We decided to do it for the reasons Dr S pointed out, bladder infections, STDs ect. I belive it is a personal decision, one of many hard decisions we as parents will have to make for our son, and it should not be condemed.

]]> By: Johanna Baker-Dowdell http://coastkids.com.au/blog/2009/09/circumcision-the-endless-debate/comment-page-1/#comment-172 Johanna Baker-Dowdell Wed, 30 Sep 2009 23:33:51 +0000 http://coastkids.com.au/blog/?p=309#comment-172 Thank you Caroline, Wilfred and Andy for adding your thoughts to this debate. Thank you Caroline, Wilfred and Andy for adding your thoughts to this debate.

]]> By: Andy http://coastkids.com.au/blog/2009/09/circumcision-the-endless-debate/comment-page-1/#comment-163 Andy Tue, 29 Sep 2009 08:08:23 +0000 http://coastkids.com.au/blog/?p=309#comment-163 It's a human rights isuue, you can't cut off normal and healthy tissue of any part of the body, genitals or otherwise, boys or girls, without the consent of the owner, and that does not include the parents. He can choose when he is an adult, and isn't it odd, he is more than 99% likely to choose to keep his foreskin. It’s a human rights isuue, you can’t cut off normal and healthy tissue of any part of the body, genitals or otherwise, boys or girls, without the consent of the owner, and that does not include the parents.
He can choose when he is an adult, and isn’t it odd, he is more than 99% likely to choose to keep his foreskin.

]]> By: Wilfred http://coastkids.com.au/blog/2009/09/circumcision-the-endless-debate/comment-page-1/#comment-162 Wilfred Tue, 29 Sep 2009 07:35:20 +0000 http://coastkids.com.au/blog/?p=309#comment-162 The decision to circumcise or not is a personal decision. A decision that only the owner for the foreskin can and should make. Parents and doctors must respect the fundamental rights of the child to an intact body (and penis) and refrain from exposing their son's to this medically unnecessary procedure. The only valid medical reasons for circumcision are gangrene or surgically irreparable trauma. Treatment of incomplete prepal separation, phimosis, etc can be achieved with great success using conservative treatments. Circumcision should not be employed in the treatment of these minor conditions. The decision to circumcise or not is a personal decision. A decision that only the owner for the foreskin can and should make.
Parents and doctors must respect the fundamental rights of the child to an intact body (and penis) and refrain from exposing their son’s to this medically unnecessary procedure.
The only valid medical reasons for circumcision are gangrene or surgically irreparable trauma.
Treatment of incomplete prepal separation, phimosis, etc can be achieved with great success using conservative treatments. Circumcision should not be employed in the treatment of these minor conditions.

]]> By: Caroline http://coastkids.com.au/blog/2009/09/circumcision-the-endless-debate/comment-page-1/#comment-158 Caroline Mon, 28 Sep 2009 22:28:39 +0000 http://coastkids.com.au/blog/?p=309#comment-158 There is zero reason, barring a medical emergency, that the boy can not and should not, be allowed to make this choice as an informed and consenting adult. His body, his decision. intactamerica.org There is zero reason, barring a medical emergency, that the boy can not and should not, be allowed to make this choice as an informed and consenting adult. His body, his decision.
intactamerica.org

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