A family says their newborn son nearly bled to death and is fighting for his life after he was circumcised at a New York City hospital.

Tim and Gabrielle Groth said their son, Cole, underwent the circumcision at NewYork-Presbyterian Morgan Stanley Children’s Hospital in Manhattan, where he was born on March 31.

  • FistingEnthusiast@lemmynsfw.com
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    2 months ago

    Circumcision is barbaric and backwards

    Religion doesn’t get a free pass either. Superstition is no basis for mutilating babies

    America is one of the only places in the world that still thinks this disgraceful practice is OK.

    All because they followed the ideas of a nutter who made cornflakes…

    Shit’s fucked

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      Any cosmetic body alteration should only be done according to the will of the body-haver.

      Poor little guy is brand new to the world and just wants sleep, warmth and food. Instead he gets this 💔

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        2 months ago

        🥒✂️

        Edit : in jest. It’s a correction for the wrong body part emoji 💔

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    There’s a really easy way to tell whether or not you should decide to circumcise a penis. First, check if it’s your penis. If it isn’t your penis, don’t circumcise it BECAUSE THAT IS NOT YOUR DICK AND YOU DO NOT GET TO DECIDE WHICH FLESH BELONGS AND WHICH DOESN’T ON IT.

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        I had a foreskin issue where I couldn’t pull it back. Got it removed around age 10. Wasn’t fun but now my captain doesn’t wear his cap to dinner. Looks normal too.

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          I assumed they were specifically talking about babies. If there’s a genuine issue then it makes sense, but I don’t know of anything that’s diagnosable at birth that would require circumcision.

          I know a lot of young adults also get the procedure for the same reason as you. I was in your boat until probably my mid-teens before things fixed themselves, but it clearly doesn’t work out that way for some.