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Originally Posted by SecretMethod70
Funny, even the American Academy of Pediatrics - based in the ONLY country in the world that routinely circumcises children for non-therapeutic (meaning there is no present *need* for it) and non-religious reasons - can't bring itself to say routine neonatal circumcision is a good thing.
Elsewhere, the criticism is more harsh:
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They used to be harsher in the past, but when some studies came out showing it DID in fact lower disease potential they changed their language to less harsh. Their current philosophy is that while it does show SOME benifit, its not enough to recomend the procedure be done routinely.