Obrzezanie neonatalne u mężczyzn
Male Neonatal Circumcision

Summary/Abstract: Parents of newly born baby boys are advised, especially by American physicians, to have their children circumcised. The procedure is described as a preventive measure. The purpose of the procedure is to protect the boy against potential future urological and venerological infections and penile cancer. Parents face a difficult decision, since the suggested surgery bears a certain medical risk. Moreover, it lacks clear therapeutic indications. Indications of predicative character present dilemmas of the bioethical nature. This paper presents issues related to the historical and contemporary presentation of the practice of circumcision, motivations of referral to circumcision, its preventive medical reasons as well as potential risks. Moreover, the author presents a contemporary American debate concerning the admissibility of the procedure and its bioethical judgement.

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