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Parents who choose to have a son [[circumcised]] may expect the infant boy to be uncomfortable and fussy for some time. The surgical pain may be expected to last for three weeks.<ref name="garrett2024">{{REFweb | Parents who choose to have a son [[circumcised]] may expect the infant boy to be uncomfortable and fussy for some time.<ref>{{REFweb | ||
|url=https://thewholetruth.data.blog/2025/06/25/fussy-boys-calm-girls-how-circumcision-distorts-our-view-of-gender-behavior/ | |||
|title=Fussy Boys & Calm Girls: How Circumcision Distorts Our View of Gender Behavior | |||
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|publisher=The Whole Truth | |||
|date=2025-06-25 | |||
|accessdate=2025-06-26 | |||
}}</ref> The surgical pain may be expected to last for three weeks.<ref name="garrett2024">{{REFweb | |||
|url=https://intactamerica.org/timeline-of-circumcision-suffering/ | |url=https://intactamerica.org/timeline-of-circumcision-suffering/ | ||
|title=A Timeline of Circumcision Suffering: A Detailed Look | |title=A Timeline of Circumcision Suffering: A Detailed Look | ||
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====Finding an ethical way to do painful non-therapeutic circumcision==== | ====Finding an ethical way to do painful non-therapeutic circumcision==== | ||
The financially and psychologically vested circumcision industry suddenly found itself in a predicament. It was now suddenly proven beyond any shadow of a doubt that newborn baby boys can feel intense pain. Medical ethics and the standard of care now necessitated pain relief, however it is dangerous to give general anesthesia to neonates. [[Edward Wallerstein]] (1985) had proposed that [[Routine Infant Circumcision| routine]] (non-therapeutic) circumcision of baby boys be eliminated just as routine tonsillectomy and adenoidectomy previously had been eliminated,<ref name="wallerstein1985">{{REFjournal | The financially and psychologically vested [[circumcision industry]] suddenly found itself in a predicament. It was now suddenly proven beyond any shadow of a doubt that newborn baby boys can feel intense pain. Medical ethics and the standard of care now necessitated pain relief, however it is dangerous to give general anesthesia to neonates. [[Edward Wallerstein]] (1985) had proposed that [[Routine Infant Circumcision| routine]] (non-therapeutic) circumcision of baby boys be eliminated just as routine tonsillectomy and adenoidectomy previously had been eliminated,<ref name="wallerstein1985">{{REFjournal | ||
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|first=Edward | |first=Edward | ||
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The practice of non-therapeutic circumcision of boys has nearly died out in [[Australia]]. | The practice of non-therapeutic circumcision of boys has nearly died out in [[Australia]]. | ||
== | ==Injury to the infant nervous system== | ||
Anand & Hickey (1985) conclusively demonstrated that infants feel pain and feel it more intensely than adults.<ref name="anand1987"/> | Anand & Hickey (1985) conclusively demonstrated that infants feel pain and feel it more intensely than adults.<ref name="anand1987"/> | ||
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==Videos== | ==Videos== | ||
===Infant circumcision operation=== | |||
(This video is age restricted, so one must be signed in to view it} | |||
<youtube>v=W2PKdDOjooA&t=124s</youtube> | |||
=== Infant circumcision procedure === | === Infant circumcision procedure === | ||
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[[Ronald Goldman]] discussed pain and trauma in a video by [[Brendon Marotta]]: | [[Ronald Goldman]] discussed pain and trauma in a video by [[Brendon Marotta]]: | ||
===Part Three: Can Babies Really Feel Pain?=== | |||
<youtube> | <youtube>v=taQ6L73IAIE</youtube> | ||
==Adolescent and adult circumcision== | ==Adolescent and adult circumcision== | ||
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|url=https://intactamerica.org/expose-how-brutal-circumcision-is/ | |||
|title=9 Comparisons to Expose How Brutal Circumcision Is | |||
|last=Alissa | |||
|first=Kristel | |||
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|author-link=Kristel Alissa | |||
|publisher=Intact America | |||
|date=2025-01-27 | |||
|accessdate=2025-02-02 | |||
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|url=https://www.reddit.com/r/uncircumcised_talk/comments/1odyxlr/comment/nkz1xeo/ | |||
|title=Question for the fathers on here | |||
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|date=2025-10-23 | |||
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