Current Events > Multiple babies infected with herpes from ritual circumcisions in recent months.

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https://gothamist.com/news/multiple-babies-infected-herpes-ritual-circumcisions-recent-months

At least four babies in NYC have been infected with herpes from mohels performing the metzitzah bpeh ritual since September 2019. According to a report from the CDC, three of those babies have been infected since December; all three have been admitted to the hospital and are reportedly recovering now. Herpes can cause severe infection in babies resulting in brain damage and death The "metzitzah b'peh" ritual is the circumcision practice in which a mohel sucks the blood from a freshly snipped foreskin of a baby boy. Outside of the ultra-Orthodox community, the ritual is shunned by Jews, and is considered by many to be an ancient tradition based on "a long-discredited medical theory from the Iron Age before the dawn of the Common Era." The DOH have started doing outreach to medical providers in the orthodox Jewish community on how to recognize the signs and symptoms of herpes in newborns, and warn families about the risks of this particular ritual. At least one of the babies recently diagnosed was not immediately hospitalized because health care providers did not recognize the signs of infection.

Under the Bloomberg administration, the Board of Health ruled that "parents need to be aware of the opinion of experts," and introduced circumcision consent forms that required parents to sign a waiver before their infant could undergo the procedure. The city was immediately sued by ultra-Orthodox Jewish groups, who claimed their First Amendment rights were violated. When he was first running for office, de Blasio criticized the Bloomberg administration for not doing enough community outreach, but stopped short of promising to dispose of the consent forms. His subsequent criticism of the consent forms helped him win over ultra-Orthodox Jewish voters and further distinguish himself from Bloomberg, saying, "I would start over and change the policy to find a way to protect all of our children but also respect religious tradition." As Failed Messiah put it at the time, "Bill De Blasio Promises Satmar That In Exchange For Votes, He Will Repeal Informed Consent For Dangerous Haredi Circumcision Practice." De Blasio made good on that promise in 2015, with the Board of Health nixing the consent forms. The city instead directed health officials to distribute a brochure to ultra-Orthodox Jewish parents titled, "Make a safe bris for your baby." Over 20 babies in NYC have been infected with herpes since 2000 because of the ritual, and at least two have died because of it.



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Terrible. It's bad enough freaks want to mutilate baby penises for no good reason.

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Imagining some fat greasy old mohel sucking the blood off of my freshly circumcised penis is such a REVOLTING idea. Yeah I would just be a baby but still.

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Wetterdew posted...

Imagining some fat greasy old mohel sucking the blood off of my freshly circumcised penis is such a REVOLTING idea. Yeah I would just be a baby but still.

What

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I just dont get why people still cut their babies will all these stories in the news

"The chances of that hap-"

The chances are zero if you dont fucking do a non needed surgery

Wetterdew posted...

Imagining some fat greasy old mohel sucking the blood off of my freshly circumcised penis is such a REVOLTING idea. Yeah I would just be a baby but still.

This is the worst Seven Samurai fanfiction.

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Lebronwon posted...

As Failed Messiah put it at the time, "Bill De Blasio Promises Satmar That In Exchange For Votes,

I don't know man

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obscene.

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Crazy how no one wants to touch this very real issue in fear of being labelled an anti-semite

@toyota is right. This absolutely needs to be outlawed

toyota posted...

Crazy how no one wants to touch this very real issue in fear of being labelled an anti-semite

kayoticdreamz posted...

@toyota is right. This absolutely needs to be outlawed

Agree, this is something that needs to be change.

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Ugh

Why

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If you speak against this practice you will be labelled a Nazi or anti-semite

fuck religion

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toyota posted...

Crazy how no one wants to touch this very real issue in fear of being labelled an anti-semite

Nobody is saying that. Maybe you just get called that for the other 99% of your political views. Circumcision of all non-necessary kinds is barbaric

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Default1234 posted...

If you speak against this practice you will be labelled a Nazi or anti-semite

at least you can identify the morons in the group if they say this...
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