Star Tribune article

[elelvee]

"Why Circumcise?"

www.startribune.com/1244/story/616023.html

Talk about trends!

[A&A]

Interesting:

"It is, nonetheless, one of the few cosmetic procedures that insurance does cover routinely, Isham said. The only other one he could think of, he said, was breast reconstruction after cancer surgery."

[frenchie]

I LOVE this quote!!
"I remember telling one of my friends, 'If your husband had blue eyes and your son had brown, would you give him contacts?' "said Michelle Cunningham, 45, of Minneapolis, who has two sons. "Why do their penises have to match?"

[Super Pickle]

I actually thought it was a pretty encouraging article for the circ-happy midwest. Especially the doctors' saying that they expect private health plans to quit covering circ. That would be so awesome.

[kalisis]

I expected something really terrible, but overall, I think it was an ok article.

At least it's talking about intact baby boys - in the midwest, that's almost unheard of. At least IME.

[pdx.mothernurture]

Did you catch the bull' from the second page?

Rates are climbing again

Now, the number appears to be rising again. An analysis of inpatient hospital data published in the Journal of Urology in 2005 showed that nationwide rates climbed from 48 percent between 1988 and 1991 to 61 percent by 2000.

Um, it's 2006...and rates have continued to DROP. What's with using statistics a decade old when more recent ones are available?

Jen

[christifav]

My favorite line:

"It's not what the girls think, it's what the boys will think," said Coleman. "It's that father and son will go into the shower and be comparing their penises, that this is what a good man looks like."

WTF??????

Son, this is my hairy, 8" penis. Now, you have a bald 2" penis. Notice how they are exactly the same???

What ever will I tell my daughter when she asks why her boobs are different from mommys??? "Daughter, we should get you some breast implants, b/c this is what a good woman looks like."

Sheesh.