->
-> Because it's much more painful if done when the patient's adult.
-> I've been to circumcision ceremonies (Bris) and the baby barely
-> seemed to notice.  Try that on an unanesthetized 21-year-old.
I have seen where the rabbi will give them wine.  The poor little kid is
drunk before he is cut.  From experience, I have held or assisted in a
lot of circs when I worked L&D, and I never saw a kid not cry.  I ahve
seen them even pass out.  I believe the owner should have claim over the
property.  If he wants it off when he is legal age, fine.  Hard to put
it back on if the owner should want it back when he comes of legal age.
->
-> JC> desire.  Do you think that the "parental consent" will continue
-> to JC> suffice in the future?
->
-> To the same extent consent by a parent is "informed consent" for any
I do not believe parental concent for a non necessary procedure will hod
up in the future.
 James
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