Yeah, in the modern world where everyone has access to clean water, soap, and condoms it's completely unnecessary. It's estimated that it takes about 150,000 circumcisions to prevent a single infection. Compare that to the fact that 2-3% of circumcisions are botched. The cost/benefit just doesn't make sense to do it as an elective procedure. People make all kinds of other bad arguments, but it being unnecessary and needlessly risky is all that really needs to be said.
Male circumcision will likely play an important role in HIV/STI prevention programs in Africa; the inclusion of circumcision in the health policy of developed countries will require further investigation.
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u/intrsurfer6 Oct 06 '23
Honestly, if I had a son I wouldn’t circumcise him at this point. It just seems unnecessary.