Circumcision - its effects

[nightsong]

it was the doctors job to educate you, and they have no business even recommending circumcision in the first place.

Sadly, I can't even claim that there was a doctor involved in any consultation.  As we were going through the hospital tour and preregistration process, they just gave us a form to fill out and it was a standard question on the form- if you child is a boy, do you want him circumcised?  Circle yes or no.  I looked at hubby, asked him, he said yeah, so I circled it.  End of story, no thought or education involved.  One of those culturally engrained ideas that I didn't even question until later when I came into contact with some intactivists and became more educated.  :-(