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Newborn responses to pain, in fact,
are greater than those in adult subjects.

Fifty percent increases in heart rate
and three- to four- fold increases
in cortisol levels havebeen documented
in response to circumcision.


Circumcision meets the definition of a
traumatic event and a baby can go
into shock in response to the
procedure.

The absence of crying can be part of the

shock response and is not an indication

that there is no pain. Bodily signs show

that severe pain is always present.


The latest claim of pro-circumcision
advocates is that circumcision will
help prevent HIV. When one looks
closely at the studies used to support
this claim, it is clear that the men who
carried out the RCTs have a previous
history of promotingcircumcision.



It is also interesting to note that many
researchers have suffered circumcision
as infants and are likelyto defend
their beliefs to support circumcision.

On Natural Birth...
The real question about safety is not whether you want a pleasant birth at home or a safe birth in the hospital ? It is, “Do you want to give birth at home and run the miniscule risk of an emergency that might (but not necessarily would) be handled better in the hospital, or do you want to give birth in the hospital and run the considerably increased risk of infection, the certainty of additional stress, and the near certainty of having unnecessary (and potentially risky interventions?”) ~ Henri Goer

Members of the home birth movement have chosen their alternative form of care not through faulty understanding of medical principles, but as a result of active and reasoned disagreement with them. ~ Bonnie O’Connor

 

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From the Heart: Put an End to Circumcision!

  • Abstract from Medical Journal Here
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The surgical removal of healthy tissue from a nonconsenting infant raises ethical and human rights concerns. The foreskin is of importance to male genital health and function throughout the lifespan. The loss of these functions, the pain and potential complications of the procedure, in addition to the above concerns, make it necessary for us to revaluate and discontinue this procedure.

Confronting the myths of circumcision and healing the pain it has inflicted on our society is crucial. Early medical justifications for circumcision, in fact, were hardly medical or scientific at all, but were based on conservative, punitive religious judgments about sexuality and masturbation.

The uninterrupted bonding and nursing that occurs between mother and whole, normal, intact child is the foundation for healthy children and families.

ASK your pediatricians and OB’s to make a stand against circumcision and join the growing numbers of physicians who are refusing.

 

For more information about circumcision, please visit: www.cirp.org/