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One of the risks of [[circumcision]] in either sex, at any age, is death. It is difficult to obtain accurate estimates of the deaths caused by circumcision because hospitals are not required to release this data, doctors often purposefully attribute the death to a secondary cause, such as "hemorrhaging," or "septic shock," and oftentimes, parents who are complicit agree to keep silent about the surrounding of their child's death.
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One of the risks of [[circumcision]] in either sex, at any age, is '''death'''. It is difficult to obtain accurate estimates of the deaths caused by circumcision because hospitals are not required to release this data, doctors often purposefully attribute the death to a secondary cause, such as "hemorrhaging," or "septic shock," and oftentimes, parents who are complicit agree to keep silent about the surrounding of their child's death.
  
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As an example, evidence that shows mohels are spreading the herpes virus to children via the practice of [[metzitzah b'peh]], or direct oral suction of the wounded child's penis, has been mounting recently, but parents who are asked about details surrounding their children's deaths, who performed their child's circumcisions, whether or not metzitzah b'peh was performed, etc., are often not forthcoming to protect the reputation of the ritual circumcisers in their community.
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Holt (1913) reported deaths of boys from tuberculosis transmitted by tubercular ''mohelim''. during ritual non-therapeutic circumcision.<ref>{{REFjournal
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}}</ref> Today tuberculosis is no longer the problem it was in 1913, but now, evidence that shows mohels are spreading the herpes virus to children via the practice of [[metzitzah b'peh]],<ref>{{REFnews
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}}</ref> or direct oral suction of the wounded child's penis, has been mounting recently, but parents who are asked about details surrounding their children's deaths, who performed their child's circumcisions, whether or not metzitzah b'peh was performed, etc., are often not forthcoming to protect the reputation of the ritual circumcisers in their community.
  
 
Parents of children who were circumcised in the secular setting of the hospital may also agree to repeat whatever their doctor told them to protect both the reputation of the doctor involved, and to keep their conscience free of the fact that they gave their consent to the procedure.
 
Parents of children who were circumcised in the secular setting of the hospital may also agree to repeat whatever their doctor told them to protect both the reputation of the doctor involved, and to keep their conscience free of the fact that they gave their consent to the procedure.

Revision as of 17:21, 2 February 2020

One of the risks of circumcision in either sex, at any age, is death. It is difficult to obtain accurate estimates of the deaths caused by circumcision because hospitals are not required to release this data, doctors often purposefully attribute the death to a secondary cause, such as "hemorrhaging," or "septic shock," and oftentimes, parents who are complicit agree to keep silent about the surrounding of their child's death.

Holt (1913) reported deaths of boys from tuberculosis transmitted by tubercular mohelim. during ritual non-therapeutic circumcision.[1] Today tuberculosis is no longer the problem it was in 1913, but now, evidence that shows mohels are spreading the herpes virus to children via the practice of metzitzah b'peh,[2] or direct oral suction of the wounded child's penis, has been mounting recently, but parents who are asked about details surrounding their children's deaths, who performed their child's circumcisions, whether or not metzitzah b'peh was performed, etc., are often not forthcoming to protect the reputation of the ritual circumcisers in their community.

Parents of children who were circumcised in the secular setting of the hospital may also agree to repeat whatever their doctor told them to protect both the reputation of the doctor involved, and to keep their conscience free of the fact that they gave their consent to the procedure.

Estimations of death due to male infant circumcision

A study in 2010 estimated approximately 117 neonatal circumcision-related deaths occur annually in the United States, about one out of every 77 male neonatal deaths, more than suffocation, auto accidents, or even SIDS.[3][4]

See also

References

  1. ↑ REFjournal Holt, LE. Tuberculosis acquired through ritual circumcision. JAMA. 12 July 1913; LXI: 99-102. Retrieved 2 February 2020.
  2. ↑ REFnews James, Susan (9 March 2012)."Baby Dies of Herpes in Ritual Circumcision By Orthodox Jews", abcnewsgo.com, ABC News. Retrieved 2 February 2020.
  3. ↑ REFjournal Bollinger, Dan, Boy's Health Advisory. Lost Boys: An Estimate of U.S. Circumcision-Related Infant Deaths. Thymos: Journal of Boyhood Studies. 26 April 2010; 4(1): 78-90. DOI.
  4. ↑ REFweb ICGI (26 April 2010). Infant circumcision causes 100 deaths each year in US, International Coalition for Genital Integrity.
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