Audrey Quinn and Smart Planet should both be ashamed of themselves, for uncritically printing this propaganda piece without the slightest verification of its 'facts'.
Perhaps the name should be changed from SmartPlanet?
If someone wanted to remove half the skin of *your* genitals, you'd be thinking twice about it, wouldn't you?
Perhaps you should offer the same level of consideration and compassion, to those too young and vulnerable to do anything to safeguard themselves against unnecessary, and unhelpful surgery.
For those who don't think that the majority of the people who push circumcision so hard are nutters, here is a video included for your enjoyment.
This is the man who co-authored two books with Dr. Gray of Johns Hopkins, Brian Morris.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gdGbXdEo93UInteresting, that his opinions are the opposite of those stated by the medical organization of every country who has a position on circumcision.
Here's a rebuttal, of this article, and Morris's opinions.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=15nXQoQdJOY