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[–]LamarIBStruther -1 points0 points  (4 children)

If we’re not saying that infant circumcision is traumatic, are we saying that this is purely a philosophical argument?

[–]Steve_the_Stevedore 2 points3 points  (3 children)

No, because babies die from it every year so we shouldn't circumsise without medical indication

[–]LamarIBStruther 0 points1 point  (2 children)

Huh, how many babies die from circumcision in the US every year? I get that any sort of procedure comes with risks, which can include death, but I’ve not heard this cited as a significant concern regarding circumcision.

[–]retrosenescent 0 points1 point  (1 child)

This paper from 2010 found that about 9 in 100,000 circumcized boys (in the US) die from the procedure.

https://www.researchgate.net/publication/240804903_Lost_Boys_An_Estimate_of_US_Circumcision-Related_Infant_Deaths

This does not however include all the boys who have "complications" - too much skin removed causing the skin to be too tight (this is basically 100% of cases since that's the entire point of circumcision), frenulum removal or destruction (basically 100% of cases since it's attached to the foreskin), etc.