Foreskin friendly: Washington has one of lowest circumcision rates in U.S.

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'In spite of the online interest, Washington has one of the lowest circumcision rates in the U.S.

In 2012, the Jewish Daily Forward reported that 15 percent of boys born in Washington were circumcised. The top-ranked state is West Virginia, with a rate of 87 percent, according to the Forward’s research.
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When she became pregnant, Andersen was adamant about keeping her son’s foreskin intact — and finding a foreskin-friendly pediatrician.

“I figured he was born with it, I’m sure there’s a reason that it’s there,” said Andersen, who was shocked at the procedure’s prevalence in the U.S. “American doctors are not educated on how to take care of it. The one thing they learn about the foreskin is that they have to cut it off.”

Intact Washington has organized several demonstrations to spread awareness of the anti-circumcision cause, but has stopped short of trying to lobby for a statewide ban. Andersen referred to a failed effort in 2011 to ban circumcision in San Francisco.'