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Circumcision Harm Far Exceeds Claimed 'Benefits'
Boston :: MA :: USA | 9 months ago
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The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) is the first national medical organization in the world to state that the "preventive health benefits" of circumcision outweigh the risks. Ronald Goldman, Ph.D., executive director of the Circumcision Resource
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Demonstrators stage San Rafael protest against circumcision
San Rafael :: CA :: USA | 9 months ago
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Academy officials announced Monday that after a comprehensive review of the scientific evidence, they had decided the health benefits of newborn male circumcision outweigh the risks, though the benefits are not great enough to recommend universal
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Pediatricians: Circumcision Is a Good Thing, Ignore a Lot of What We Said in the Past [Studies]
New York City :: NY :: USA | 9 months ago
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Circumcision remains a contentious issue opponents argue that it's unnecessary genital mutilation, while fans say foreskin just plain looks funny. But today, the American Academy of Pediatrics made a major shift to the pro-circumcision side when they
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German postal service issue circumcision stamp amid heated debate
Cologne :: Germany | 9 months ago
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The German postal service is set to issue a stamp reminding Germans that 2,000 years ago Jesus underwent circumcision as an eight-day-old baby, a ritual religious practice that a German court has controversially banned in part of the country. The
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Why I circumcised
Atlanta :: GA :: USA | 9 months ago
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I was so anxious about the idea of circumcision that I actually hoped for a girl...I got two beautiful boys instead, and therefore had to make the decision twice. Though our sons were born four years apart, my partner Abbie and I gave equal
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New findings in circumcision debate
Toronto :: Canada | 9 months ago
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But the "benefits are not great enough to recommend routine circumcision," the American Academy of Pediatrics said in a policy statement, and the decision to circumcise should be up to the parents in consultation with the child's doctor. "Scientific
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Utah parents weigh choice as new report supports circumcision
Lehi :: UT :: USA | 9 months ago
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Whether the new recommendation will encourage more parents to choose circumcision remains unclear, but some doctors believe it will put pressure on states, such as Utah, that no longer pay for the procedure through Medicaid. Health Department
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i¿½Natal families abandon daughters post-marriagei¿½
Mumbai :: India | 9 months ago
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Experts working with women, children and tribals for decades gathered to present their papers in a two-day annual conference by women's rights organisation, Majlis on various topics such as marital violence and role of natal families, health and
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Merkel liaison pledges to safeguard circumcision
Copenhagen :: Denmark | 9 months ago
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Dr. Rufolf Teuwsen, the chancellor's representative to Churches and Religious Communities, wrote in the letter that the German government sees a special obligation to cultivate Jewish culture and religion. The chancellor is grateful that Jewish life
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March for women's rights this Sunday
Tampa :: FL :: USA | 9 months ago
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As the war on women rages on, Defend Women's Rights marches will fight back Sunday. This week started off with Missouri Rep. Todd Akin's comments that seemed to suggest a belief that women who are raped are less likely to get pregnant. This was just
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