Before the Surgery

Use of a circumstraint proves babies feel pain, otherwise no restrain would be needed.

Use of a Circumstraint to keep the boy from moving, in order to prevent a surgical mistake, proves that the procedure is dangerous.

  1. The baby boy is taken from his mother to where the procedure will be performed. It is not a sterile operating room. Often, other boys are circumcised at the same time.
  2. He is strapped spread-eagle to a hard restraining board. Experts say being restrained with his legs and arms away from his body is emotionally traumatic—essentially the opposite of swaddling.
  3. The penis is swabbed with Betadine antiseptic, usually causing him to have an erection.
  4. Only about one-fourth of babies will receive anesthesia. Anesthesia might reduce his pain somewhat, but no anesthesia is effective at eliminating all of his pain.