After all the nonsense from “intactivists” and their ridiculous war against circumcision, a little sanity from the CDC. It recommends circumcision’s health benefits as outweighing risks. From the Reuters story:
The benefits of male circumcision outweigh the risks, according a long awaited draft of federal guidelines from U.S. health officials released on Tuesday, which indicate that scientific evidence supports recommending the procedure.
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention found that medically performed male circumcision could help decrease the risk of contracting HIV and several other sexually transmitted infections (STIs) as well as other health problems.
The recommendation, which includes counseling parents of male newborns on the benefits and risks of the procedure, comes at a time when the rate of male circumcision has been decreasing in the United States.
Don’t get me wrong. I couldn’t care less whether parents circumcise their sons. I don’t think either decision is right or wrong.
But good grief, can we stop with the claims of child abuse and “mutilation?” Please?
Or are you who are so obsessed with this issue “science deniers?”