Fakten, die gegen Beschneidung sprechen

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von Kinderarzt Dr. med. Paul M. Fleiss, Los Angelos

Übersetzung des englischsprachigen Originals "THE CASE AGAINST CIRCUMCISION" (svw."BESCHNEIDUNG AUF DER ANKLAGEBANK")
Veröffentlicht in:  Mothering Magazine , Winter 1997, S. 36--45.

Mit welchen "Begründungen" treten Ärztinnen und Ärzte, die Ihren Sohn beschneiden wollen, an Sie heran und wie können Eltern sich gegen solche Versuche unwissender Ärztinnen und Ärzte wappnen? 

Paul M. Fleiss, MD, MPH, ist klinischer Assistenz-Professor für Kinderheilkunde am "University of Southern California Medical Center". Er ordiniert weiters in seiner privaten kinderärztlichen Praxis, ebenfalls in Los Angeles, Kalifornien. Dr. Paul M. Fleiss ist Autor zahlreicher wissenschaftlicher Artikel, die in führenden US-amerikanischen und internationalen medizinischen Fachzeitschriften veröffentlicht wurden.

Zur besseren Übersicht wurden die zahlreichen Aspekte dieses Eingriffs in die Sexualität auf einzelne Seiten mit dem jeweiligen "Teilaspekt" als Seitenbezeichnung aufgeteilt.

In den Originaltext eingefügte Kommentare wurden wie diese Zeilen kursiv geschrieben.

Was hat es mit den Argumenten für die Beschneidung auf sich? Bringt die Beschneidung irgendwelche Nachteile mit sich? Für was ist die Vorhaut da?

Klicken Sie dazu jeweils in der Übersicht unten auf die Themenbereiche, mit denen sie konfrontiert sind.

"Der natürliche Penis bedarf keiner besonderen Pflege.

Die kindliche Vorhaut ist, wie die Augenlider, selbst reinigend. Das gewaltsame Zurückziehen kann zu Irritationen und Infektionen führen. Die beste Pflege für den Penis des Kindes ist es ihn in Ruhe zu lassen."

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