Her son felt no discomfort during the procedure, which took 15 minutes and was carried out under local anaesthesia. The 33-year-old Singaporean writer’s only regret was sharing the information online, which drew flak and allegations that it was a form of abuse. According to the Ministry of Health, 1,921 adult and child male circumcisions (day surgery) were carried out in hospitals here between July last year and June this year. The KK Women’s and Children’s Hospital (KKH) carries out about 1,000 to 1,200 cases of childhood male circumcisions per year. Some overseas advocacy groups, such as the Seattle-based Doctors Opposing Circumcision (DOC), oppose such “medically-unnecessary” procedures being performed on babies and children.

Source: New Strait Times November 20, 2017 02:15 UTC