Australia: Adelaide public hospital still hosting circumcision information despite ban

Submitted by Minuteman on Tue, 2010-10-12 10:48

Link here (.pdf document).

The Adelaide Women's and Children's Hospital continues to host the following pamphlet of after-care instructions for the infant-only plastibell circumcision device, despite a ban on cosmetic circumcision of infants in South Australian public hospitals, in effect since 2007.

Excerpt:

'Plastibell
Is commonly used in infants 6 months and younger. A plastic ring is tied around the foreskin and the excess skin is trimmed. The ring separates and falls off after approximately 10 days.
...
PLASTIBELL CIRCUMCISION: No special dressing is required. A dark brown or black ring around the plastic ring is normal, which will disappear when the ring falls off. The plastic ring usually falls off after 2-8 days. If the plastic ring has not fallen off within 10 days take your son to your local doctor. Some bruising and swelling is to be expected.'

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I considered forwarding this link to some mainstream media outlets, but can't think of any that wouldn't just use this as an excuse to get the "other side" of the issue and continue the circumcision "debate".

It is bad enough that any material promoting this horrendous procedure be hosted by the WCH, but as presented here, this pamphlet fails to mention the searing pain to the infant of having the prepuce torn away from the glans, instead trumpeting the manufacturers propaganda that the plastibell is a "kind-and-gentle" circumcision technqiue.

I have forwarded the above link to the South Australian Minister for Health, the Hon. John Hill and his shadow counter-part Dr Duncan McFetridge (not a medical doctor).

Unfortunately, the banning of cosmetic circumcision of infants in South Australian public hospitals is no cause for celebration, since at least one private circumcision clinic has already opened in to fill the void.

Minuteman

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Submitted by Minuteman on Wed, 2010-10-13 01:17

From Australia to the US to anywhere else the lure of mutilating male infant's genitalia is unfortunately universal even with laws against it.

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Submitted by Luek on Thu, 2010-10-14 21:42