One decision every mom has to make when she has a baby boy is whether or not to circumcise. It's a touchy subject (literally) and a very personal decision. In the 1970s and '80s, about 79 percent of ...

On March 17 this year, we found out we are having a little boy. This was great news. I wanted a boy first. In fact, I'd be thrilled with a family full of boys. Can't say why, exactly, I just think it ...

Circumcision has always been a touchy subject. Some parents feel it is a very personal decision, arrived at as a result of medical research, personal beliefs, traditions or religious preferences.

I was so anxious about the idea of circumcision that I actually hoped for a girl. I didn’t get a girl. I got two beautiful boys instead, and therefore had to make the decision twice. Though our sons ...

Only Slate Plus members can gift Slate stories. Become a member to share 10 free articles a month. A German court ruled on Tuesday that parents may not circumcise their sons at birth for religious ...

When the time comes to decide whether or not a child will be circumcised … how do parents choose? The answer is not only answered medically but culturally. It’s a small surgical procedure, but one ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. When my son Henry was born, and the hospital urologist came to visit us at his bedside in the NICU, it took all my self-restraint ...