Botched Circumcisions Kill 31 Teen Boys In South Africa

by Sreeraman on  July 04, 2009 at 12:40 PM Menīs Health News
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Deaths continue to plague this age-old tradition despite the passing of a Circumcision Act in 2001 which is aimed at regulating the practice.

Last month, a boy was admitted to hospital with a nearly severed rotting penis, after being cut by an untrained traditional surgeon.

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07/17/2009

I am strongly against any male where boy or man should be forced into having their foreskin removed unles it is for medical reasons and I beleave that a male has the right to make his own mind up from the age of 18 or 21 in some countries This is against the persons right.




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