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[1997] The Case Against
Circumcision by Paul M. Fleiss, MD
Circumcision harms mothers: Scientific
studies have consistently shown that circumcision disrupts a child's behavioral
development. Studies performed at the University of Colorado School of Medicine
showed that circumcision is followed by prolonged, unrestful non-REM
(rapid-eye-movement) sleep. In response to the lengthy bombardment of their
neural pathways with unbearable pain, the circumcised babies withdrew into a
kind of semicoma that lasted days or even weeks.
Numerous other studies have proven that
circumcision disrupts the mother-infant bond during the crucial period after
birth. Research has also shown that circumcision disrupts feeding patterns. In a
study at the Washington University School of Medicine, most babies would not
nurse right after they were circumcised, and those who did would not look into
their mothers' eyes.