A graduate student in Ontario organizes a study on the brain of an infant receiving a routine circumcision. An MRI is performed on a baby during the routine circumcision procedure and is compared to the MRI prior to the surgery. The study found a significant impact on the brain.
“Analysis of the MRI data indicated that the surgery subjected the infant to significant trauma. The greatest changes occurred in the limbic system concentrating in the amygdala and in the frontal and temporal lobes.
A neurologist who saw the results postulated that the data indicated that circumcision affected most intensely the portions of the victim’s brain associated with reasoning, perception and emotions. Follow up tests on the infant one day, one week and one month after the surgery indicated that the child’s brain never returned to its baseline configuration. In other words, the evidence generated by this research indicated that the brain of the circumcised infant was permanently changed by the surgery.“
“Our problems began when we attempted to publish our findings in the open medical literature. All of the participants in the research including myself were called before the hospital discipline committee and were severely reprimanded. We were told that while male circumcision was legal under all circumstances in Canada, any attempt to study the adverse effects of circumcision was strictly prohibited by the ethical regulations. Not only could we not publish the results of our research, but we also had to destroy all of our results. If we refused to comply, we were all threatened with immediate dismissal and legal action.” Paul D. Tinari, Ph.D., Director, Pacific Institute for Advanced Study https://circumcision.org/circumcision-permanently-alters-the-brain/
Yes, this is just one baby. But the results provide a compelling reason to do more study – not less. This may bring up some questions for new parents, especially in the USA where circumcision is prevalent:
Why are baby boys still circumcised? Are there any potential risks from NOT being circumcised (aka intact)? Do any religious require routine circumcision of babies? Does a baby have to be cut if his dad is? Do they have to match dad or brothers? Do most other countries have routine surgery to cut baby boy genitals?
Find out more about circumcision before your baby is born. I’ve collected information in previous posts:
More great resources on circumcision:
- http://www.savingsons.org/
- intactbaby.org
- drmomma.org
- Currently available on YouTube a 12 year old video by Professor R. McAllister
Becky Hastings collects information on health and tries her best to discover and share truth. By God’s grace, through Jesus Christ, I was saved, blessed with a husband of over 40+ years, and five precious babies all grown up. I now get to delight as ten grandchildren grow! Together we can help each other discover a healthy path in this crazy upside down world.