Cutting Out Circumcision Could Cost Billions: Do You Support Circumcision?
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2012/08/21 19:00:00
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Research suggests that circumcision can cut risk of penile and prostate cancers in men, as well as cervical cancer risk in their female partners. Circumcision, for those who are unaware, removes the foreskin at the end of the penis, which would otherwise potentially serve as a haven for bacteria and viruses that can cause diseases including HIV, herpes, genital warts, bacterial infections and urinary tract infections.
In a paper in the Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine, "a team of health economists and disease experts at Johns Hopkins cite the declining rates of U.S. infant male circumcision -- from 79 percent in the 1970s to approximately 55 percent today -- as responsible for billions of dollars spent in the U.S. on preventable infections."
Research says that the decline in circumcision has already cost the nation an estimated $2 billion. If the rates decrease to the 10 percent levels seen in Europe, "this could mean an additional $4.4 billion for the nation." According to ABC News, "the cost of treating sexually transmitted infections in both males and females that could be prevented with circumcision accounts for most of this total."
ABCNEWS.GO.COM reports:
In a paper in the Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine, "a team of health economists and disease experts at Johns Hopkins cite the declining rates of U.S. infant male circumcision -- from 79 percent in the 1970s to approximately 55 percent today -- as responsible for billions of dollars spent in the U.S. on preventable infections."
Research says that the decline in circumcision has already cost the nation an estimated $2 billion. If the rates decrease to the 10 percent levels seen in Europe, "this could mean an additional $4.4 billion for the nation." According to ABC News, "the cost of treating sexually transmitted infections in both males and females that could be prevented with circumcision accounts for most of this total."
ABCNEWS.GO.COM reports:
Declines in infant male circumcision in the United States could add more than $4.4 billion in avoidable health care costs for sexually transmitted infections, experts warn in a new report.
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Cuthbert Allsgood 2012/08/21 18:32:53
Although the deaths are only one aspect of it... even if there were no deaths I would still extremely oppose the procedure when the person has no say in the matter. I actually think just the sheer act of imposing one's religious customs onto another human being is enough to ban the practice on anyone under 13. Let him decide for himself if he wants to get this prodecedure done. Which is more in accordance with the original circumcisions of ancient Egypt anyway. Multilating babies is a modern perversion of this ritual that's supposed to be a transition from boyhood to manhood.... not babyhood to manhood.
Also, we really don't fully understand the long term effects of genital cutting. We should study that more before we continue with these practices anymore.
Now can you provide any evidence of how a intact penis is bad? Humanity has survived for 200,000 years with foreskin... why is it only so critically important in just the past couple of thousand years to do this?
Mmm... what changed? Oh yeah this happened
http://www.sodahead.com/unite...
Step two: Blow raspberry on tummy
Step three: Undo diaper & remove
Step four: wipe, clean, talcum powder RASPBERRY!
Step five: New diaper, tickle silly
Step six: stand brat on feet, pat on the bottom.
Seriously, some parents can change a diaper in under one minute through this method.
Even if cutting my clitoris would stop me from having cancer, I wouldn't want it
This study doesn't take in account that people are bad at protecting themselves