Last week Jennifer wrote about Brazil’s reaction to a World Health Organization report indicating that circumcision could reduce the rate of HIV transmission. NYC is also reacting to the finding in the opposite way. While Brazil has decided not to push circumcision because it questions the validity of the studies, NYC is considering pushing males at “high risk” for contracting HIV to get snipped even considering doing it for free for those without health insurance.

La portavoz del departamento de Salud, Sara Markt, confirmó que la agencia mantenía un diálogo “con la comunidad sobre la posibilidad de incrementar el acceso al servicio y educar al público sobre los riesgos y beneficios de la circuncisión”.

I personally think this is a horrible idea, not just because I’m against circumcision for non-religious reasons and have my own questions about the studies, but also because I can see this becoming another way for the government to encroach on the rights of so-called high risk groups which in NYC means, overwhelmingly, people of color.

Via / Univision.com

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