tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4494622260825118276.post2462321879552915818..comments2023-02-12T22:40:16.673-08:00Comments on Circumstitions News: DENVER: Move to restore Medicaid circumcision funding failsJosephhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14190648498809795551noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4494622260825118276.post-4551781501949837262012-04-20T04:36:12.476-07:002012-04-20T04:36:12.476-07:00This bid to reinstate public funding for infant ge...This bid to reinstate public funding for infant genital mutilation is a self-serving move on Joyce Foster's part.<br /><br />She's Jewish, she circumcised her own sons out of religious conviction, circumcision is being questioned more and more in this country (see San Francisco Ban), and she wants to lend credibility to the idea that circumcision is a "legitimate medical procedure."<br /><br />This is all about safe-guarding an historically controversial procedure that is ever under fire, not a genuine concern for public health.<br /><br />Medicaid is supposed to help poor families that are in need of medically necessary procedures, of which circumcision is not.<br /><br />Good on the Colorado Senate for seeing through this thinly-veiled, self-serving bill.Josephhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14190648498809795551noreply@blogger.com