1. If you had an infant born with ambiguous genitalia, would you opt for surgery? Inhibit the onset of puberty with drugs? What gender would you raise the child? If surgery were chosen, when the child was old enough, would you inform him or her about this treatment? Or would you not choose surgery and instead leave the decision to the individual at a later time?
2. Though the wider U.S. population has adopted the practice of male circumcision, public awareness and oppo- sition to circumcision have grown from those who under- score the pain, bleeding, and risk of infection to newborns. A growing number of people argue that circumcision vio- lates a babyâs human right because an infant canât consent and that itâs akin to genital mutilation. Controversy has also surrounded a wave of state Medicaid programs that have stopped paying for newborn circumcision, which costs roughly $150 to $200. While the evidence continues to build on behalf of circumcision, so does the debate that surrounds this decision.
Given the evidence about circumcision, would you have your son circumcised? Why or why not?
Please answer question 1 and 2
1. If you had an infant born with ambiguous genitalia, would you opt for surgery? Inhibit the onset of puberty with drugs? What gender would you raise the child? If surgery were chosen, when the child was old enough, would you inform him or her about this treatment? Or would you not choose surgery and instead leave the decision to the individual at a later time?
2. Though the wider U.S. population has adopted the practice of male circumcision, public awareness and oppo- sition to circumcision have grown from those who under- score the pain, bleeding, and risk of infection to newborns. A growing number of people argue that circumcision vio- lates a babyâs human right because an infant canât consent and that itâs akin to genital mutilation. Controversy has also surrounded a wave of state Medicaid programs that have stopped paying for newborn circumcision, which costs roughly $150 to $200. While the evidence continues to build on behalf of circumcision, so does the debate that surrounds this decision.
Given the evidence about circumcision, would you have your son circumcised? Why or why not?
Please answer question 1 and 2
