speaking of the Straight Dope: http://www.straightdope.com/classics/a940128.html
I believe this is from 1994; things have changed somewhat. --- In [email protected], "Ellen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > speaking of which, wasn't there a thread in a chat debating the pros > and cons of circumcision? I would think this would settle the issue > definitively, all other considerations aside, but I'm sure it won't. > > > --- In [email protected], "Ellen" <ellengoodman6@> > wrote: > > > > Can't remember if this aptonym has already been mentioned: > > > > Circumcision "does have the potential to prevent many tens of > > thousands, many hundreds of thousands, maybe millions of infections > > over coming years," said Dr. Kevin DeCock , chief of the AIDS branch at > > the World Health Organization. "But this is not just like taking a > > pill. It's more difficult than that in the reality of African health > > systems, and this also has huge cultural implications." > > > > From this article: > > http://www.boston.com/news/world/africa/articles/2006/12/14/circumcision > > _found_to_reduce_hiv_infection/ > > or > > http://tinyurl.com/yylbnv > > >
