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Heritage, health and neonatal circumcision
Whilst the country has welcomed the introduction of medical male circumcision as part of the overall HIV prevention package, the health minister’s bid to perform the procedure on infants has been met with resistance.
Particularly, traditional leaders in the Eastern Cape have spoken out against the introduction of neonatal circumcision as part of a new hospital plan, The New Age reports. The article further reports that the Department of Health plans to circumcise 5.7 million baby boys in a bid to curb the spread of HIV and other STIs.
The Eastern Cape House of Traditional Leaders this week argued that “asking boys to go to hospital and perform a medical circumcision” is “wrong”.
Neonatal circumcision: Are you in or out?
The debate on neonatal circumcision continues, sparked by a SANAC proposal which might see the practice become more widespread.SA foreskins used to freshen foreign faces?
Does South Africa know where its discarded foreskins go? The Medical Rights Advocacy Network fears that once the small strips of tissue are separated from their young hosts they could be illegally sold and exported to global cosmetic companies.Page 1 of 1 pages
