Baby-Boy-Penis-Blut-Saugen
in New York künftig nur noch unter Alkoholeinfluß:
NY Fails to Protect Babies' Health
New York health officials and orthodox rabbis reached an
agreement on a controversial procedure, in which a circumciser
sucks blood from a baby's penis. The controversy began
after a mohel's mouth led to herpes contamination of four
infants, one died. Mohels who perform "metzitzah b'peh"
must swab their mouths with an alcohol wipe and rinse with
mouthwash that contains at least 25% alcohol, a regime that
experts say will not protect infants. Additional babies allegedly
contracted herpes since the controversy began.
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Swaziland - At 49%, Swaziland has the world's highest adult HIV rate and
one of the world's lowest circumcision rates. The Swazi government, the WHO,
Unicef, and other organizations are interested in including male circumcision as part of HIV prevention measures in the country. Adam Groenewald,director of the Urology Department at Mbabane Government Hospital, and his colleagues admitted it would still be important to continue emphasizing to the public that circumcision does not cure or prevent HIV. Star, 11/13/2996.
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SWITZERLAND
Geneva - A World Health Organization official says having doctors supervise
female genital cutting is "the same as attempting murder with a clean knife."
WHO says the practice is torture and must be stopped. An assistant director-general of the international health group says the practice "is the worst thing that a medical doctor could possibly do." A UNICEF report last year said more girls are being cut by medical workers, which may help prevent the spread of HIV through the use of cleaner instruments, but the WHO opposes anything that might legitimize the practice. The practice inflates risks of complications for both mother and child in birth. AP, 6/2/06.
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