Should all boys be circumscribed? There appears to be some controversy brewing. The New York Times is reporting that the CDC may recommend just that in an effort to protect the boys against HIV as they become sexually active:
The American Academy of Pediatrics is currently neutral. As a result, many state Medicaid programs do not pay for the procedure. But it sounds like that may be changing, with a policy indicating circumcision has health benefits beyond HIV prevention.
And the Daily Dish reports that...
I don't see what the big deal is. Everyone seems to be piercing and tattooing their bodies these days. What's wrong with a little circumcision?
Perhaps you could mandate the same kind of prevention that schools do with their vaccination requirements. What do you think? Should all boys be circumcised? Considering there is a proposed ban on circumcision in San Fransisco, this isn't far fetched.
