In fact, not only is circumcision unnecessary, it is also dangerous. According to anti-circumcision advocate Frank Garcia, on any given day at least one hundred routine infant circumcisions will result in complications, irreversible surgical trauma, penile loss or even death. Meatal ulceration, or inflammation of the urinary opening happens to half of all circumcised infants. This condition does not occur to intact infants. This is because without a foreskin, the delicate glans is constantly exposed to urine, feces, and abrasive diapers.
Sexual sensitivity is decreased when a boy is circumcised.
The foreskin contains many nerve endings which of course are destroyed when it is removed. However, the exposed glans is also affected. It goes without saying that circumcision is a very painful procedure. Elizabeth, with tears streaming down her face, soaked a washcloth in wine, which Jesse intermittently sucked. His little hands clutched my thumb.