CincyBabies

Circumcision is “normal” among Americans. Normality is associated with cultural values. What is familiar becomes a cultural value. Circumcision is familiar. The term “uncircumcised” suggests that to be circumcised is the norm, the standard. This is an assumption made by a culture that practices circumcision. However, nonreligious infant circumcision is not “normal” in any culture outside of the United States.From a global perspective, to be “uncircumcised” is to be normal, the way males are born, and the way most of the world’s males remain.
As the American debate about circumcision develops, the words “intact” and “natural” are being used in place of “uncircumcised” to reflect this global view.
Attitudes toward circumcision are changing. Results of the latest studies are arousing concern about this often misunderstood procedure. To learn more you can visit www.circumcision.org