Circumcision, a well-known medical procedure, is the removal of a male’s foreskin on the penis or an elimination of all or part of the clitoris of a female. Being a highly controversial topic, circumcision is barely spoken about amongst communities. Although circumcision is performed on both males and females and in many countries, views on the topic vary and perceptions of right or wrong are constantly debated. As the topic is discussed, one popular topic that may come up is whether performing circumcision is protecting children from future health issues or is it simply scaring the young generation for life.Individuals’ arguments about having circumcision performed can be based on their religion, cultural beliefs, health benefits, personal
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Being a male and not being circumcised is found to be unusual and rare. Shortly after the birth of a boy the doctor asks and suggests to the parents about circumcision since its cost free and may be covered by most insurance companies. Usually if there is a male or father figure present, they make the decision and most likely the decision is to follow through with the procedure not only for health reasons but also for acceptance from society (Goldman, p.31). Even though the United States finds circumcision as normal and expected rather than other countries that participated with the procedure and celebrate with a ceremony after because of it religious and traditional …show more content…
If done so, it is a felony punishable by fines or can result in a 5-year prison term. Although there are plenty of countries that participate in female circumcision, it seems as though Africa is one of the more popular known ones. The person who is doing the surgery usually waits for a group of girls to reach the appropriate age in which they believe circumcision can be performed. The groups taken to get circumcised are unaware of what’s about to take place because they are deceived and are told that they are being taken to a place of kid’s interest. In reality, they are taken into a hut where they encounter the medically untrained elder who will be preforming the procedure without any painkillers or anesthesia. During the healing process the children are unable to be seen until they are fully recovered. Once they are fully recovered, which is estimated to be about two weeks, they have the “coming out ceremony”(Walker and Palmar, p.219). During the celebration the kids are well dressed, a feast is prepared and ceremonial music is
Being a male and not being circumcised is found to be unusual and rare. Shortly after the birth of a boy the doctor asks and suggests to the parents about circumcision since its cost free and may be covered by most insurance companies. Usually if there is a male or father figure present, they make the decision and most likely the decision is to follow through with the procedure not only for health reasons but also for acceptance from society (Goldman, p.31). Even though the United States finds circumcision as normal and expected rather than other countries that participated with the procedure and celebrate with a ceremony after because of it religious and traditional …show more content…
If done so, it is a felony punishable by fines or can result in a 5-year prison term. Although there are plenty of countries that participate in female circumcision, it seems as though Africa is one of the more popular known ones. The person who is doing the surgery usually waits for a group of girls to reach the appropriate age in which they believe circumcision can be performed. The groups taken to get circumcised are unaware of what’s about to take place because they are deceived and are told that they are being taken to a place of kid’s interest. In reality, they are taken into a hut where they encounter the medically untrained elder who will be preforming the procedure without any painkillers or anesthesia. During the healing process the children are unable to be seen until they are fully recovered. Once they are fully recovered, which is estimated to be about two weeks, they have the “coming out ceremony”(Walker and Palmar, p.219). During the celebration the kids are well dressed, a feast is prepared and ceremonial music is