Circoncisione Infantile Maschile

Bimbo morto per circoncisione, 29enne assolto in appello

Potrebbe non essere stato lui a praticare la circoncisione che il 21 luglio causò la morte per dissanguamento di un bimbo di 2 mesi e mezzo. Il 29enne nigeriano, Eghaghe Eraborebi, condannato in primo grado nell’ottobre del 2009 a 3 anni di carcere per omicidio colposo, è stato assolto dalla Corte d’Assise D’Appello di Bari per non aver commesso il fatto. Per la Corte è stato impossibile stabilire con certezza che a praticare la circoncisione fosse stato proprio Eraborebi. Contro di lui, infatti, solo il riconoscimento fotografico della mamma del bimbo. Secondo le indagini il 29enne avrebbe praticato una circoncisione clandestina a pagamento con una lametta da barbiere e olio di palma e cocco.
L’uomo è a oggi in libertà.

come sempre i colpevoli la fanno franca

EASTERN CAPE, SOUTH AFRICA: Chiefs reject infant circumcision

The national circumcision plan to circumcise all male babies immediately after birth and in hospitals has been rejected by Eastern Cape traditional leaders.

I leaders di Eastern Cape respingono il piano nazionale di circoncidere tutti i bambini maschi subito dopo la nascita.

Chiefs oppose infant 'snip'

The outright rejection of the hospital circumcision plan as introduced by Health Minister Aaron Motsoaledi came while the AmaXhosa, AmaMpondo and other ethnic groups in the province were bracing themselves to send thousands of boys to the mountain to be initiated to manhood during the coming festive season. This includes the December holidays and provides an opportunity for school boys who have reached the age of manhood to undergo the circumcision ritual before they graduate to manhood.

During the official opening of the ulwaluko (initiation) season, Eastern Cape House of Traditional Leaders chairman chief Ngangomhlaba Matanzima criticised Motsoaledi for introducing the hospital plan and especially for infants. “It is wrong to ask boys to go to a hospital and to perform a medical circumcision,” he said. Matanzima, who also boasted of having undergone initiation, said people who went to hospital were those who were sick. “These boys are not sick. Why must they go there?”

About 50000 young boys across the Eastern Cape are expected to go to the bush to undergo the Xhosa rite of passage where circumcision is used to teach the boys morals and values of manhood based on centuries-old traditions and custom. The custom is also believe to instil respect in the young men.

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Urologist Renounces Infant Circumcision; Discusses Risks, Harms, & Lack Of Benefits

Dr. Snyder, former president of the Virginia Urological Society, talks about the obvious ethical problems with performing an unnecessary procedure on a child that cannot consent.

He also de-bunks the myths that newborn circumcision can stop penile cancer (the rarest of all male cancers), urinary tract infections, or HIV.

Finally, Dr. Snyder addresses the real risks associated with circumcising infants, including:

- Death, usually by bleeding or infection
- Loss of the entire penis or parts of the glans (head)
- Various healing complications such as skin bridges
- Meatal stenosis (urethral strictures), which can prevent urination and damage the kidneys
- Sexual side effects from tight erections due to so much skin being cut off

Dr. Snyder was actually surprised that non-therapeutic circumcision continues to this day, seeing as most major U.S. medical associations have made it clear since the early 1970's that newborn circumcision is not a medically indicated procedure. He concludes that, with circumcision rates plummeting in the US, circumcision will likely fall completely out of favor in the US within a generation, as happened in other circumcising countries like the UK, New Zealand, and Australia decades ago.

Doctor Discusses Circumcision Controversy



James L. Snyder, M.D., F.A.C.S., Past President of the Virginia Urological Society discusses the controversy around infant circumcision.
Warning: Medical photos of circumcision harm.


Two thoughts came to mind listening to Dr. Snyder speak:

First -- Of the thousands of US doctors who continue to perform or condone non-therapeutic circumcisions today, how many are actually giving parents honest disclosure on the harms, risks, and ethical problems of child circumcision? My hunch is that the answer is zero. Any ethical doctor capable of truthfully discussing these issues would surely have already stopped performing non-therapeutic circumcisions altogether. (All US doctors swear by the Hippocratic Oath to "First Do No Harm.")

Second -- Dr. Snyder's conclusions sound remarkably similar to the conclusions of a number of large international medical organizations: that non-therapeutic circumcision of children is harmful, risky, unnecessary (by definition), and a violation of a child's rights. Consider the conclusion of KNMG, the assocation representing over 40,000 Dutch medical professionals, from their 17-page report last year condemning circumcision:

The official viewpoint of KNMG and other related medical/scientific organisations is that non-therapeutic circumcision of male minors is a violation of children’s rights to autonomy and physical integrity. Contrary to popular belief, circumcision can cause complications – bleeding, infection, urethral stricture and panic attacks are particularly common. KNMG is therefore urging a strong policy of deterrence. KNMG is calling upon doctors to actively and insistently inform parents who are considering the procedure of the absence of medical benefits and the danger of complications.
As circumcision continues to fall out of favor in the US, I can't help but think that most intelligent, educated doctors in this country will reach the same conclusions regarding the unnecessary genital cutting of children, especially considering tomorrow's male doctors will most likely be intact.

During the transition period, I suspect that doctors who do continue to perform non-therapeutic circumcision on children will increasingly face lawsuits from both the children who are cut and the children's parents, who are so often being misled by the medical professionals they are supposed to trust.

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Circumcising boys for religious reasons 'could breach Human Rights Act

Circumcising boys for religious reasons is akin to pulling out their fingernails and could be a breach of the Human Rights Act, an academic has warned.

Dr David Shaw, lecturer in ethics at Glasgow University, argues that circumcising boys for no medical reason is unethical.

Il dottor David Shaw, docente di etica all'Università di Glasgow, sostiene che circoncidere ragazzi senza nessuna ragione medica non è etico.

He wrote in the journal Clinical Ethics that any doctor who does perform circumcision without a medical reason could be guilty of negligence and in breach of the Human Rights Act as the child cannot consent to the operation and it can be argued it is not in their best interests.

Egli Ha scritto sulla rivista "Etica Medica" che qualsiasi medico che esegue la circoncisione senza una ragione medica valida potrebbe essere colpevole di negligenza, di violazione del codice etico medico e di violazione della legge sui diritti umani e del bambino e non può approvare l'operazione in quanto non nel loro interesse.

Dr Shaw wrote: "Imagine a situation where two adherents of a minority religion ask their doctor to pull off their son’s thumbnails, as this is part of the religion in which they want to bring up their son.

"The pain will be transient, and the nails will grow back, but the parents claim that it is an important rite of passage. I think it is reasonable to say that the doctor would send them packing.

"In the case of non-therapeutic circumcision, the foreskin will not grow back; why should this procedure be treated differently simply because of the weight of religious tradition?"

The controversial view is likely to cause a storm among Jewish populations who routinely circumcise boys when infants.

He said guidance to the medical profession on the issue from the General Medical Council and the British Medical Association are flawed and should be revised.

(Fonte: The Telegraph)

Marocco, morti 4 bambini in seguito a circoncisione

Marocco, Agadir - Quattro bambini sono morti e tre sono ricoverati per le conseguenze della circoncisione. E' successo nella provincia nord-orientale di Agadir, in un quartiere povero, i bambini si trovavano nella scuola d'iniziazione di Taghazout. La notizia e' riportata dalla EutelSat. Oltre ai quattro decessi, sono in tutto quindici gli 'iniziati' ricoverati da sabato nell'ospedale centrale di Agadir. Undici sono stati dimessi, tre sono ancora ricoverati, mentre uno e' morto. (Ansa.news.esteri)

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- in Marocco la circoncisione spesso non viene fatta da dottori,ma addirittura da barbieri o “Hajjam“,

- Lahbabi, chirurgo al Policlinico CNSS di Casablanca attacca gli “Hajjama” con queste parole:” Gli Hajjama non sono in grado di far fronte a complicazioni serie, come emoraggie o infezioni e, ancor prima di questo, non hanno nessun tipo di formazione nella pratica e nella assistenza medicale“.

- La cosa più scandalosa rimane comunque il fatto che mai nessun Hajjam é stato perseguito dalla legge in caso di complicazioni gravi e decessi e ancor più scandaloso, riferisce un praticante laureato, che l’Ordine dei medici non ha mai fatto nulla contro questa abberrazione.
Dott.Bouchta che condanna da sempre la circonsione.

- Un chirurgo di una clinica privata di Casablanca tende a sottolineare quanto sia importante non sottovalutare il dolore e lo chock subiti dal bambino che, occassionalmente possono avere delle conseguenze psicologiche a lungo termine. E ricorda, non é per niente che nella tradizione marocchina circoncidere i bambini.

stipendio medio nel marocco di 2.500 dirham/mese
circa 200 euro-220 euro mensili
costo medio circoncisione = 90 euro (tra i 70-150 euro)