Oh boy. The question of whether to circumcise our sons has divided U.S. parents nearly in half, with one side insisting it makes smart medical sense and the other condemning the practice as barbaric.

Circumcision of infant boys used to be pretty much routine in America, whether a child was Jewish or not. Then, since the American Medical Association declared the procedure elective, some parents are ...

Earlier this month, an appeals court upheld a ruling allowing the father of a 4-year-old boy to circumcise his son against the boy’s mother’s wishes. New Times broke the story last year of then-3-year ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A Florida man who police said apparently tried to circumcise a toddler he was babysitting has been charged with felony child abuse ...

The topic is controversial. Yet Michelle Iturrate says it was an easy decision for her. The Boulder woman did not choose to circumcise her two sons. “There was just no good reason,” she says. “The ...

Is it better to circumcise or not to circumcise? Infant circumcision historically has been a hotly debated topic. There are people who take a strong stance either for or against the procedure for a ...

An Israeli rabbinic court is fining a woman hundreds of dollars for refusing to circumcise her infant son. The court ruled last week that circumcision was for the child's welfare and that the woman ...