Let’s face reality and abandon the harmful practice. Infant circumcision is an ethical issue that has lifelong effects on the child and societal costs. NOTE: Primary author is Lillian Dell’Aquila Cannon (see her blog), with assistance from Dan Bollinger No … Read More
1/5 (1) Thomas B. McGregor, MD – Resident in the Department of Urology at Queen’s University in Kingston, Ont John G. Pike, MD FRCSC –Pediatric urologist Michael P. Leonard, MD FRCSC FAAP –Chief in the Division of Pediatric Urology at the Children’s … Read More
THE DAILY NEWS, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Saturday, March 25, 2006. Also available at http://www.cirp.org/news/halifaxdailynews2006-03-25/ N.S. circumcisions continue to drop Province has second-lowest rate in the country By Andrea MacDonald The Daily News Baby boys in Nova Scotia are among the … Read More
Full text in PDF format (above) Abstract: Background A decrease in risk of urinary-tract infection is one of the most commonly given reasons for circumcision of newborn boys. Previous studies have reported rates of UTI to be 10–20 times … Read More
Neonatal circumcision revisited E Outerbridge; Canadian Paediatric Society, Fetus and Newborn Committee – See more at: http://www.cps.ca/documents/position/circumcision#sthash.ftwN5RbL.dpuf CMAJ 1996;154(6):769-80 Also available at http://www.cps.ca/documents/position/circumcision [The concluding recommendation, as summed up in the abstract, is that “circumcision of newborns should not be … Read More