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06-15-2006, 12:09 AM
Mom, dad in court over son's circumcision (http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060615/ap_on_re_us/circumcision_feud;_ylt=Alz9ZAkugSZqjYUTN6p4frVg.3Q A;_ylu=X3oDMTA3b2NibDltBHNlYwM3MTY-)
In a March 1999 policy statement that was reaffirmed this year, the American Academy of Pediatrics said there are "potential medical benefits" to circumcision, including a reduction in risk of urinary tract infections. However, existing data "are not sufficient to recommend routine ... circumcision" of newborns, the statement says.
The group estimates that 1.2 million newborn males are circumcised in the United States a year at a cost of between $150 million and $270 million.
Dr. David Hatch, a pediatric urologist who testified Wednesday, said he performs 250 circumcisions a year, including about 20 on boys between the ages of 5 and 10.
Hatch testified his own three sons are uncircumcised because he does not think it is normally medically necessary. But he said he would recommend circumcision for a son with a history of recurring inflammation or infection.
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In a March 1999 policy statement that was reaffirmed this year, the American Academy of Pediatrics said there are "potential medical benefits" to circumcision, including a reduction in risk of urinary tract infections. However, existing data "are not sufficient to recommend routine ... circumcision" of newborns, the statement says.
The group estimates that 1.2 million newborn males are circumcised in the United States a year at a cost of between $150 million and $270 million.
Dr. David Hatch, a pediatric urologist who testified Wednesday, said he performs 250 circumcisions a year, including about 20 on boys between the ages of 5 and 10.
Hatch testified his own three sons are uncircumcised because he does not think it is normally medically necessary. But he said he would recommend circumcision for a son with a history of recurring inflammation or infection.
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LOL western scientists have just recently started to understand which Islam excercises over 14 centuries.
Alhamdulillah that I am a muslim.