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There was never a medical reason for those, only religious. American doctors tried to invent a medical reason, but those are the same doctors who told people t
by midoridensha 3y ago
There was never a medical reason for those, only religious. American doctors tried to invent a medical reason, but those are the same doctors who told people that smoking is good for you because the tobacco companies paid them to.
- stephen_g 3y agoThere are some medical reasons (I know from experience) post-puberty, just not for doing it at birth.
- midoridensha 3y agoSorry, I forgot to mention that; you're absolutely correct, but that's for a tiny number of people who actually have some medical problem where circumcision is a viable remedy. I meant medical reasons for doing it to all male infants as some sort of preventative procedure.
- Auracle 3y agoPre-puberty here, and as someone that was about 4 years old when my circumcision was done I can absolutely understand how ancient peoples would decide just to do every baby boy on the off chance they’d need it later.
- stephen_g 3y agoTrue, during the healing process I had the same thought! Would have been rather more convenient to have just had it done as a baby even if I hadn’t needed it!
- midoridensha 3y agoThat assumes they don't screw up and completely mangle it. That happens from time to time.