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* Circumcision does ''not'' improve health or well-being. | * Circumcision does ''not'' improve health or well-being. | ||
* Circumcision does subject a boy to risk of [[bleeding| hemorrhage]], [[infection]], and surgical mishap. | * Circumcision does subject a boy to risk of [[bleeding| hemorrhage]], [[infection]], and surgical mishap. | ||
* Surgical mishap includes loss of the [[glans penis]], loss of the entire [[penis]], and [[death]]. | |||
Revision as of 12:49, 17 August 2024
- Boys are born with a healthy, protective foreskin.
- Circumcision is a surgical operation to excise and amputate the foreskin.
- No disease is present in the penis of newborn boys.
- There are no medical indications for circumcision of newborn boys.
- Circumcision of newborn boys does not treat or prevent disease.
- Circumcision does not improve health or well-being.
- Circumcision does subject a boy to risk of hemorrhage, infection, and surgical mishap.
- Surgical mishap includes loss of the glans penis, loss of the entire penis, and death.