Dubbed the world’s “oldest planned surgical procedure” by 20th century anthropologist Sir Grafton Elliot Smith, circumcision’s roots can be traced to religious and cultural traditions dating back ...

This article was originally on a blog post platform and may be missing photos, graphics or links. See About archive blog posts. Circumcision. It’s a delicate procedure and a loaded word, filled with ...

Six people wearing white outfits with red coloring on their crotch areas carried signs protesting against widely practiced procedure of circumcision on infants Saturday morning in Pittsfield. Harry ...

Expectant parents have loads of decisions to make, from whether to find out the baby’s gender beforehand to planning the birth. But recently some have taken up another debate, over a cut that used to ...

Male circumcision is the surgical removal of some or all of the foreskin (or prepuce) from the penis. The origins of circumcision are unknown, and probably predate written history, but the practice is ...

FITCHBURG — Signs reading “I WANT MY FORESKIN BACK” and “CIRCUMCISION PENIS MUTILATION” could be seen on the corner of Lunenburg Street and John Fitch Highway Thursday as the “intactivists” known as ...

CHICAGO (Reuters) - The American Academy of Pediatrics has issued new guidelines saying the health benefits of infant circumcision outweigh the risks of the surgery, but the influential physician's ...

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