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"The residents of West Virginia have a lower life expectancy than the national average. In 2014 life expectancy for both sexes in the state was 76.0 years compared to 79.1 years for the United States as a whole. In 2014, males in West Virginia lived an average of 73.6 years compared to a national average of 76.7 years and females lived an average of 77.5 years compared to a national average of 81.5 years. Male life expectancy in West Virginia between 1980 and 2014 increased by 4.7 years, compared to a national average of a 6.7-year increase. Life expectancy for females in West Virginia between 1980 and 2014 increased by 1.7 years, compared to a national average of a 4.0-year increase. Life expectancy for both sexes is among the lowest of all states."<ref>{{URLwikipedia|West_Virginia|West Virginia}}</ref> | "The residents of West Virginia have a lower life expectancy than the national average. In 2014 life expectancy for both sexes in the state was 76.0 years compared to 79.1 years for the United States as a whole. In 2014, males in West Virginia lived an average of 73.6 years compared to a national average of 76.7 years and females lived an average of 77.5 years compared to a national average of 81.5 years. Male life expectancy in West Virginia between 1980 and 2014 increased by 4.7 years, compared to a national average of a 6.7-year increase. Life expectancy for females in West Virginia between 1980 and 2014 increased by 1.7 years, compared to a national average of a 4.0-year increase. Life expectancy for both sexes is among the lowest of all states."<ref>{{URLwikipedia|West_Virginia|West Virginia}}</ref> | ||
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<b>West Virginia</b> is | <b>West Virginia</b> is deemed to have the poorest health care of any U.S. state.<ref>{{REFweb | ||
|url=https://wvahc.org/voices-of-insight/west-virginia-healthcare-ranked-worst-in-the-nation/ | |url=https://wvahc.org/voices-of-insight/west-virginia-healthcare-ranked-worst-in-the-nation/ | ||
|title=West Virginia Healthcare Ranked Worst in the Nation | |title=West Virginia Healthcare Ranked Worst in the Nation | ||
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Circumcision has long been falsely promoted as a prophylactic procedure that would prevent future disease, but contemporary research indicates that non-therapeutic male [[circumcision]] is very harmful. | Circumcision has long been falsely promoted as a prophylactic procedure that would prevent future disease, but contemporary research indicates that non-therapeutic male [[circumcision]] is very harmful. There are no medical indications for [[circumcision of the newborn]]<ref name="mansfield1995">{{REFjournal | ||
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|title=Neonatal Circumcision: Associated Factors and Length of Hospital Stay | |||
|journal=J Fam Pract | |||
|date=1995-10 | |||
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}}</ref> and very few in later years. | |||
* Circumcision actually is a surgical [[amputation]] that exposes the patient to [[bleeding]], [[infection]], [[Documented severe complications of circumcision| surgical mishap]], and certain loss of the [[Erogenous sensation of the foreskin| erogenous]], protective [[foreskin]]. | * Circumcision actually is a surgical [[amputation]] that exposes the patient to [[bleeding]], [[infection]], [[Documented severe complications of circumcision| surgical mishap]], and certain loss of the [[Erogenous sensation of the foreskin| erogenous]], protective [[foreskin]]. | ||
* Several researchers have determined that infant male [[circumcision]] is a traumatizing event that produces [[posttraumatic stress disorder]]. There is reason to believe that many <b>West Virginia</b> males would be likely to suffer from post-circumcision traumatic stress disorder.<ref>{{REFjournal | * Several researchers have determined that infant male [[circumcision]] is a traumatizing event that produces [[posttraumatic stress disorder]]. There is reason to believe that many <b>West Virginia</b> males would be likely to suffer from post-circumcision traumatic stress disorder.<ref>{{REFjournal | ||
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|author-link= | |author-link=Gregory J. Boyle | ||
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|author2-link= | |author2-link=Ronald Goldman | ||
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|author3-link= | |author3-link=J. Steven Svoboda | ||
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Healthcare providers are somewhat scarce in rural <b>West Virginia</b>. | Healthcare providers are somewhat scarce in rural <b>West Virginia</b>. | ||
Physicians in the [[United States]] are paid on a fee-for-service basis. [[Circumcision]] is an additional service for which physicians collect an additional fee. A typical child circumcision can be done in only a few minutes, so the [[financial incentive]] is highly attractive. The actual health value or lack thereof of circumcision is seldom considered. | Physicians in the [[United States]] are paid on a fee-for-service basis. [[Circumcision]] is an additional service for which physicians collect an additional fee. A typical child circumcision can be done in only a few minutes, so the [[financial incentive]] is highly attractive. The actual health value or lack thereof of circumcision is seldom considered.<ref name="bollinger2025">{{REFdocument | ||
|title=Policy Paper: Newborn Circumcision as a Negative Wellness Factor | |||
|url=https://www.researchgate.net/publication/394517060_Policy_Paper_Newborn_Circumcision_as_a_Negative_Wellness_Factor | |||
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|author-link=Dan Bollinger | |||
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A premature [[forced foreskin retraction]] by a <b>West Virginia</b> physician has been reported. | A premature [[forced foreskin retraction]] by a <b>West Virginia</b> physician has been reported. | ||
==Conclusion== | ==Conclusion== | ||
The [[American Academy of Pediatrics]] has abandoned its previous recommendations regarding [[child circumcision]] in 2017. It now has no official position. | |||
Male [[circumcision]] is now generally recognized as male sexual/genital mutilation ([[MGM]]). | Male [[circumcision]] is now generally recognized as male sexual/genital mutilation ([[MGM]]). | ||
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}}</ref> however the civic and government leaders of <b>West Virginia</b> have not shown any interest in reforming the practice or in protecting the legal rights of <b>West Virginia</b> boys. | }}</ref> however the civic and government leaders of <b>West Virginia</b> have not shown any interest in reforming the practice or in protecting the [https://www.doctorsopposingcircumcision.org/legal/ legal rights] of <b>West Virginia</b> boys. | ||
If <b>West Virginia</b> is sincere about seeking to improve health care, it could start by stopping the practice of harmful, unnecessary, non-therapeutic [[circumcision]], which benefits only the bank accounts of the doctors, and redirecting the freed up resources where it was needed, perhaps, for example, to prenatal care for expectant mothers. Cessation of unnecessary, non-therapeutic circumcision should be part of the <b>West Virginia</b> Rural Health Transformation (RHT) program, as it would | If <b>West Virginia</b> is sincere about seeking to improve health care, it could start by stopping the practice of harmful, unnecessary, non-therapeutic [[circumcision]], which benefits only the bank accounts of the doctors, and redirecting the freed up resources where it was needed, perhaps, for example, to prenatal care for expectant mothers. Cessation of unnecessary, non-therapeutic circumcision should be part of the <b>West Virginia</b> [https://governor.wv.gov/rht Rural Health Transformation (RHT) program], as it would | ||
* avoid surgical risks. | * avoid surgical risks of [[bleeding]] and [[infection]]. | ||
* eliminate circumcision [[pain]] and [[trauma]]. | |||
* prevent [[meatal stenosis]]. | * prevent [[meatal stenosis]]. | ||
* preserve the [[Immunological and protective function of the foreskin]]. | * preserve the [[Immunological and protective function of the foreskin]]. | ||
* [[Circumcision and STDs| reduce incidence of sexually transmitted disease]]. | * [[Circumcision and STDs| reduce incidence of sexually transmitted disease]]. | ||
* improve mental health.<ref name="tye2022" /> <ref name="andersen2025" /> | * improve mental health.<ref name="tye2022" /> <ref name="andersen2025" /> | ||
* free up scarce provider time to | * provide [[sex as nature intended it]]. | ||
* free up scarce provider time to treat disease. | |||
* permit improvement of overall population health.<ref name="andersen2025" /> | * permit improvement of overall population health.<ref name="andersen2025" /> | ||
* reduce disabilities that prevent employment.<ref name="andersen2025" /> | * reduce disabilities that prevent employment.<ref name="andersen2025" /> | ||
* may reduce [[Circumcision and violence| societal violence]]. | |||
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{{REF}} | {{REF}} | ||
[[Category:American healthcare reform]] | |||
[[Category:Circumcision]] | [[Category:Circumcision]] | ||
[[Category:Education]] | [[Category:Education]] | ||
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[[Category:Male genital mutilation]] | [[Category:Male genital mutilation]] | ||
[[Category:Statistics]] | [[Category:Statistics]] | ||
[[Category:USA]] | [[Category:USA]] | ||