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Originally Posted by moeloubani
Do you know what protects means? Condoms protect you from STDs but they don't make you immune to them. Protection doesn't have to be 100% effective to be protection.
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Do you know the percentage of protection it gives, according to their own stats?
http://www.who.int/hiv/topics/malecircumcision/en/
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Originally Posted by WHO
There is compelling evidence that male circumcision reduces the risk of heterosexually acquired HIV infection in men by approximately 60%.
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First you'll notice the language. "Compelling evidence". Not "scientific studies". "Compelling evidence". Second, according to their own stats you still have a 40% chance of getting infected. That's barely above a 50-50 chance. Not exactly encouraging percentages.
Now let's compare that to condom use.
http://www.who.int/hiv/topics/condoms/en/
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Originally Posted by WHO
Condoms, when used correctly and consistently, are highly effective in preventing HIV and other sexually transmitted infections (STIs). A large body of scientific evidence shows that male latex condoms have an 80% or greater protective effect against the sexual transmission of HIV and other STIs.
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Notice the difference in language? "A large body of scientific evidence shows". And lastly, the chance of getting infected is 20% or lesser with a condom. I don't know about you, but I'll take those chances over circumcision's any day.
Ultimately the issue is about choice. Let's put it another way.
The Flying Spaghetti Monster told my great grandfather that he should tattoo His image on his male child's back so he did and my father did it to me and now I'm gonna do it to my own sons because it's a well established tradition.
You wanna modify your body go ahead, but just as with tattoos let the it be a choice by a grown individual, not a helpless infant that has no say in the matter.