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In Europe, almost no-one circumcises unless they're Muslim or Jewish, and they have significantly lower rates of almost all STI's including HIV.
Even in Africa, there are six countries where men are more likely to be HIV+ if they've been circumcised: Rwanda, Cameroon, Ghana, Lesotho, Malawi, and Swaziland. Eg in Malawi, the HIV rate is 13.2% among circumcised men, but only 9.5% among intact men. In Cameroon, the HIV rate is 4.1% among circumcised men, but only 1.1% among intact men. If circumcision really worked against AIDS, this just wouldn't happen. We now have people calling circumcision a "vaccine" or "invisible condom", and viewing circumcision as an alternative to condoms.
ABC (Abstinence, Being faithful, Condoms) is the way forward. Promoting genital surgery will cost lives, not save them.
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Replied on Tuesday, September 1, 2009 12:00 AM
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Plenty of EXPERTS think the opposite, that circumcision should be banned.
The idea of cutting healthy infants to slightly improve odds of avoiding adult diseases that can be easily avoided by other means is QUITE controversial precisely BECAUSE 80% of US adults are already circumcised. Is it not OBVIOUS that circumcision han't helped? We have THREE TIMES the HIV incidence that Europe has, and almost nobody there is circumcised.
Foreskin feels REALLY good. HIS body, HIS decision.
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Replied on Wednesday, September 2, 2009 12:00 AM
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