Things You'll Need:
- reference material
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Step 1
Think about your eyeball. The eyelid is a protective covering for the delicate and sensitive eyeball itself. The eyelid keeps out dirt and germs and keeps in moisture that the eye needs to stay sensitive and work properly.
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Step 2
Now think about male genitalia in the same way. The foreskin is a protective covering for the delicate and sensitive glans. The foreskin keeps out dirt and germs (especially in babies and young children who are still wearing diapers). The foreskin also keeps in moisture and natural bodily lubricants that the glans needs in order to stay sensitive and work properly.
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Step 3
Now imagine the idea of doctors routinely cutting off eyelids, "just in case" there might be an infection in the eye someday, or "so we can wash the eyes better" or other reasons. These ideas would clearly not make sense, and cutting off a baby's foreskin does not make sense either. The foreskin is there for many reasons. Some basic reasons include making personal hygiene easier and improving his sex life when he is an adult. Some people may also feel that if "God made the body with a foreskin" then we should not cut it off (as if we think we can improve on God's plan). Male genitalia is a complicated bodily structure that should not be altered as a routine procedure on infants.
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Step 4
Visit the websites listed in Resources for more info about the normal human male genitalia. This information is very useful if you are considering infant circumcision. It is important to know what these bodily structures are for, and what will be lost, before making this important decision.
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Step 5
Read a book. Your doctor may not have time to give you all the information you need to know. One especially good book is: "What Your Doctor may Not Tell You About Circumcision" by Paul M. Fleiss, M.D.
