Mark Your Ballot Against Circumcision?
As a doctor for health who treats both children and adults, I have mixed feelings about San Francisco Superior Court Judge, Loretta Georgi’s, tentative ruling last Wednesday regarding the criminalization of circumcision. Although, according to Wikipedia, the origin of male circumcision is not known with certainty, one thing is certain, it has been a practice, for religious and health reasons, for centuries. Now, I am a doctor who honors the innate wisdom of the body to form every part of it–from appendix and pineal gland to eyebrow and foreskin–and to do so for reasons that have been beyond our full human understanding throughout the ages. In fact, as a lifelong health fitness proponent I say, if the body comes with it, don’t mess with it! In that way, I am much like the “intactivists” who formed the advocacy group, Prohibition of Genital Cutting of Male Minor. On the hand, when it comes to circumcision, though it may truly seem barbaric to some, it remains an acceptable practice for health and religious reasons for others, and has no discernible health risks. And, unlike female circumcision, sexual enjoyment is not affected when a male is circumcised, provided it is done properly. In any event, I don’t believe that circumcision is a “voting” matter, and I am happy with Judge Georgi’s decision to withdraw the measure to criminalize circumcision from the November ballot.
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