aren't dr.'s setting themselves up?

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allgirls

Discussion Starter · Jun 18, 2005

for lawsuits...I mean now that circumcision is not considered medically necessary and it is advised not to do it routinely...isn't it likely that in the next 20 years or so a bunch of angry men will launch a lawsuit?

I mean not every man is happy he was circumcised and even those who might not have given a fig newton one way or the other would probably jump on a chance to sue for $$$

just thinking...

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feebeeglee

· #2 · Jun 18, 2005

You're singing Frank's song!

He's been sayin' that money talks for years...

William Stowell settled out of court, I believe. It's beginning already! Here's few other legal battles: http://circumvent.org/WilliamStowell.htm

http://www.icgi.org/Downloads/letter2circumcisers.rtf is an open letter to circumcisionists along those same lines.

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Frankly Speaking

· #3 · Jun 18, 2005

One doctor has suggested that the American medical profession is indeed setting themselves up for the largest class action suit in all of American judicial history with possibly more than a hundred million participants and billions of dollars at stake.

However, you also have to realize that the profession is extraordinarily wealthy and can buy the best congressmen this country has to offer lock, stock and barrell. When North Carolina passed the law ending funding of Medicaid payment of circumcisions, millions of dollars immediately rushed into campaign coffers and in an incredible 10 days, the law was rescended. This issue is small potatoes compared to the money in a class action suit and I think the money would begin flowing an a rate only imagined a a Federal Reserve Bank.

There is no doubt that money is at the root of this evil!

Frank

allgirls

Discussion Starter · #4 · Jun 18, 2005

So....maybe this country needs a lawsuit...mmm...against the governments that still pay for it...several provinces still pay for it under the Health care benefits...Ontario doesn't though(for a couple years) and the province I am from doesn't either...I believe last year the infant circumcision rate for Newfoundland was 0%~yay...also Nunavut was 0%..it's always been low there though...my husband was probably the only one in our community who wasn't intact.

Maybe if it happened here it would scare the doctors there a bit.....your country has a bigger problem with it.

Kathryn

· #5 · Jun 18, 2005

I think so, but I don't know. I know a lot of men would be too ashamed to do anything about it (like my dh). My dh would rather never get a dime then let everyone know he had been cut and hates it.

allgirls

Discussion Starter · #6 · Jun 18, 2005

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Originally Posted by Kathryn
I think so, but I don't know. I know a lot of men would be too ashamed to do anything about it (like my dh). My dh would rather never get a dime then let everyone know he had been cut and hates it.

My husband is the opposite and spouts anti circumcision everywhere he goes...if someone even mentions possibly circumcising their son he tells them his take on it. He has told his mother how angry he feels about it as well.

But I am thinking of the next generation...really...those who are cut after the medical associations recommend it not happen.

party_of_seven

· #7 · Jun 18, 2005

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Originally Posted by allgirls
My husband is the opposite and spouts anti circumcision everywhere he goes...if someone even mentions possibly circumcising their son he tells them his take on it. He has told his mother how angry he feels about it as well.

But I am thinking of the next generation...really...those who are cut after the medical associations recommend it not happen.

Do we have the same dh?? :LOL

momsmyjob

· #8 · Jun 18, 2005

The 3 of us must :LOL

allgirls

Discussion Starter · #9 · Jun 19, 2005

no wonder he's tired all the time :LOL :LOL :LOL

Paddington

· #10 · Jun 22, 2005

good info feebeeglee! thanks much.

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Pandora114

· #11 · Jun 22, 2005

Acctually NO Canadian province funds circumcision in their provincial health programmes.

allgirls

Discussion Starter · #12 · Jun 22, 2005

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Acctually NO Canadian province funds circumcision in their provincial health programmes.

mmm...I just read that Manitoba and NWT still did...I will double check but I sure hope you are right!

http://www.courtchallenge.com/letters/mbhlth1.html

here is a link...it's still covered in Manitoba according to this...see the last letters

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Paddington

· #13 · Jun 22, 2005

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see how wonderful your info is feebeeglee!

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my sister who doesn't have kids yet..... trying to start on them early

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OK you've made your point. This is becoming a crusade for you. My male children shall not undergo any non medically necessary surgical procedures. Scouts honor, well we were never scouts but you know what I mean, pinkie swear.

I sent her this one and it finally tipped the scale.... hee hee hee.... http://circumvent.org/Stowell/press_release.htm

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Pandora114

· #14 · Jun 22, 2005

Acctually as of last year they stopped covering it.

allgirls

Discussion Starter · #15 · Jun 23, 2005

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Originally Posted by Pandora114
Acctually as of last year they stopped covering it.

I was going by the letters and the last one was written April 25, 2005 made it sound like they were still covering it.

glad to hear the stopped ...do you know if NWT still covers it?

eta...I am so confused...this is the quote from the minister of Health for Manitoba from a letter dated January 2005

"Rather, it means that the procedure is covered if done within 30 days of a male's birth"

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Pandora114

· #16 · Jun 23, 2005

oh dear. well Manitoba people better get on the ball *Sigh*

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