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It looks like the ball is rolling on this latest pro-circumcision fad, despite serious flaws in the studies cited. I almost laughed at the silliness of choosing a Muslim country (where circumcision is common and where HIV infection is low) as an example of how circumcision can prevent the spread of HIV; given the laws and cultural systems that regulate sexual behavior in a strict, Muslim society, wouldn't there be other, more likely causes for the low HIV infection rate?
I hope someone who can clearly and rationally pick apart the pro-circumcision argument could get some air-time.
It looks like the ball is rolling on this latest pro-circumcision fad, despite serious flaws in the studies cited. I almost laughed at the silliness of choosing a Muslim country (where circumcision is common and where HIV infection is low) as an example of how circumcision can prevent the spread of HIV; given the laws and cultural systems that regulate sexual behavior in a strict, Muslim society, wouldn't there be other, more likely causes for the low HIV infection rate?
I hope someone who can clearly and rationally pick apart the pro-circumcision argument could get some air-time.
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Re: WHO Recommends Circumcision, Citing HIV Data
Wed, March 28, 2007 - 5:03 PMI don't trust stories about this topic that are pro-circumcision, when they originate from an American source. Like NPR. -
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Re: WHO Recommends Circumcision, Citing HIV Data
Thu, March 29, 2007 - 7:45 AM"beyond any doubt," they say???????
Anyone here a good speaker?
Call up their reaction line and let them have it!!!
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Re: WHO Recommends Circumcision, Citing HIV Data
Thu, March 29, 2007 - 6:28 PMNPR is usually one of the least bias news sources. The report was on the World Health Organization's recommendation and not on any controversy. Given that there are essentially no "respected" organizations objecting to the results of the flawed pro-circumcision studies or to the radical comments coming out of the WHO and others, it may appear that there is no controversy at all.
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Re: WHO Recommends Circumcision, Citing HIV Data
Thu, March 29, 2007 - 10:05 PM--> but only if highly trained medical professionals are available
What is a highly trained circumcising professionals ?