States stop circumcisions funds amid budget crisis

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By IVAN MORENO, Associated Press – Fri Jun 24, 4:38 am ET

DENVER – A nationwide debate about circumcisions for newborn boys, combined with cash-strapped public health budgets, has Colorado taking sides with 17 other states that no longer fund Medicaid coverage of the once widely accepted procedure.
For years, Colorado lawmakers considered doing away with funding for circumcisions under Medicaid — a move that would save the state $186,500 a year. Now facing a seismic budget shortfall estimated to be $1 billion at the beginning of this year, lawmakers finally approved the change, which takes effect July 1.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110624/ap_on_he_me/us_circumcision_limits#mwpphu-container

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Why not remove clitoral hoods under Medicaid also?

I cannot for the life of me figure out why penis mutilation is okay with anyone.
Personally I have saved at least 3 children from this fate by sharing the truth.

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[laconicsax]

1. Recommend. n/t

[aquart]

2. The teeny tiny turtlenecks have won!

As have those who clothe bigotry in foreskins.

[xfundy]

3. Guess what happens to foreskins.

Hey, guys! Don't worry about that "little piece of skin" that used to be the most sensory-rich part of your body! Good ol' cosmetics companies will use it in thousands of ways! If it's lucky, it will be used for testing chemical reactions before those lipsticks, containing whale goo, among other things, hit the lips of those hot women you like to look at--and some of those foreskins are ground up and used in makeup, even lipstick! Woo hoo, vicarious is better than nothing, right? And what guy doesn't dream of being flexible enough to bypass the middleman (err, woman) and taste his own manhood, real time?! Stop blushing, it's normal! Check the videos available—big market for them.

And then, when you get older, you'll find that what was once basically an internal organ, kept moist and secure in its natural environment, has become "keratinized" through constant rubbing against your underwear, etc., and has lost most of its sensitivity by the time you're in your 40s. No worries! Get some pharmaceuticals to help get it up again, for awhile. Who cares if it might mess up something else in your body, or even your longevity? Being a stud is the most important thing, like, evarh!

The fact is that circumcision was introduced into the USA in Victorian times as a "medical necessity" to stop/prevent a horrible activity that led to madness, blindness, weakness, and, most importantly, SIN, should be enough to reexamine this barbaric nonsense. No, can't do that, some women don't like the "anteater" look, mothers don't want to clean their babies in their SINFUL area, and if you don't "look like Jesus" in that department, why, you could be LEFT BEHIND!! Oh, forget about other countries and the same religion or denomination you belong to... hey, you want to be a Real American? Get CUT! It's a small price to pay.

Right?

[Crunchy Frog]

5. At least Oprah can legitimately be called a dick face.

[Crunchy Frog]

4. Well at least something sensible is coming out of the budget crisis.

That's good news about my home state. :toast:

[SheilaT]

6. What a huge enormous savings!

[Manifestor_of_Light]

7. Mother Nature put it there for several good reasons.