Circumcision technique issues

[excreationist]

This topic is shocking but hopefully it can still be discussed in a careful way.

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2015/feb/21/rabbis-new-york-herpes-oral-suction-circumcision

With a swift swipe of his scalpel, Rabbi A Romi Cohn circumcises the baby boy, then leans down and sucks the blood from the wound as prayers in Hebrew fill the Brooklyn synagogue.

The Orthodox Jewish tradition known as oral suction circumcision reaches back to biblical times but it has created a modern-day dilemma for New York City health officials, who have linked it to 17 cases of infant herpes since 2000. Two infants died and two others suffered brain damage.

So circumcision has been mentioned in the Bible a lot. The news article says the "tradition known as oral suction circumcision reaches back to biblical times". Even Jesus was circumcised. Thoughts?

 

[bilby]

Don't chop bits off kids, even if you think God wants you to.