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In American hospitals, the nurses strap the babies onto this circumcision restraint board which elevates their penis for easy access. The doctor might have other duties and may arrive late while the baby screams, chokes and struggles against the Velcro straps.
Sometimes the baby breaks loose, so the nurse straps him down even tighter.

When the doctor arrives, he takes off the baby's diaper and may find that the child has defecated in his panic and desperation. The nurse will quickly clean the baby, and the operation begins.
At birth, the baby's foreskin is firmly attached to the head (glans) of the penis by a membrane, leaving a narrow opening for urination. The dartos muscle, which runs from the scrotum to the tip of the foreskin, controls opening & closing of the tip of the foreskin for urination,
protecting the inner penis (glans and urethra) against bacteria, including fecal contaminants.

The doctor will generally NOT administer any anesthesia because it often doesn't work (or poorly so) and takes too much time.
Instead, the nurse shoves a sugar-filled pacifier in the baby's mouth, mainly to stifle his screams to avoid upsetting the doctor.

The doctor begins by stretching the baby's foreskin wide with a steel tool and rips it loose from the head of the penis,
making an audible ripping sound in the room. At this point, many babies immediately pass out from the severe pain, and the nurse will tell parents afterward that he slept through the circumcision.
Once the foreskin has been ripped loose from the head of the penis, the doctor uses surgical scissors to cut it lengthwise, toward the testicles, about half the length of the baby's penis. The doctor opens up the severed flesh, inspects the head of the penis,
and places a steel bell (Gomco) or plastic cap (Plastibell) over it. If the baby is still conscious, his screams are soul-shattering.
The Gomco clamp & Plastibell methods are slightly different but each utilizes thousands of pounds per square inch of pressure to crush the baby's foreskin like a Vice-grip. Once pressure has sealed the veins & arteries of foreskin, doctor slices it off the penis with a scalpel.
The circumcision ritual in American hospitals is a disgrace to the medical profession of the United States. A growing number of doctors and nurses will NOT participate in this barbaric ritual, and its prevalence is declining from coast to coast.
#BoyChildCircumcision
#MGM #FGM

It's time for India to also Ban Gentile Mutations of kids.

@PMOIndia @smritiirani
The phrase “my body my choice” doesn’t just apply to women’s reproductive rights, it also applies to circumcising your sons,piercing your babies ears and just doing anything physically altering to anyone that’s not yourself. If they can’t speak to say yes, just assume its no.
Especially circumcision. Like how are y’all gonna preach my body my choice but then cut the skin off your babies penis bc it “looks nicer” hypocrites
Okay so “looks nicer” obviously isn’t the only reason. It’s what I’ve heard people say in my personal life here in country. But this is just my opinion, if you don’t agree that’s fine. But if it bothers you that much to see it on your timeline then kindly block me!
And for those who would not mind seeing a graphic evidence of this thread, pls have a look at the video below.

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