User talk:PeR/Archive 1

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[edit] David Reimer/Temp

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The temp-page for David Peter Reimer exists because basically, anytime anyone makes a change to the live page, it gets reverted. I and Jakew are the primary authors of the temp. The live version is months out of date. Some people want universal circumcision and to not like the cautionary tale the tragic life of David Peter Reimer provides. They do not want the truth that circumcision is of virtually 0-value. They do not want it known that circumcision is painful. They do not want it known that circumcision does not just remove skin, but also pleasure-feeling mucous-membrane. They do not want it known that circumcision leads to emergency-complications 2% of the time and that 30% of victims develop meatal stenosis. They do not want it known that about 1% of babies suffer from damage of the erectile tissue varying from partial glans-ablation to penectomy like David Peter Reimer -- extreme cases like David Peter Reimer occur in about .1% of cases. They do not want it known that greater than one out of ten thousand babies die. They do not want it known that on the birthday of David Peter Reimer in 1987, two boys lost their penes in the same hospital in Atlanta -- these accidents happen often, but two on the same day in the same hospital on the birthday of David Peter Reimer is unsual.

I hope I answered your questions. If you have any others, just ask.

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Ŭalabio 02:26, 2005 Feb 1 (UTC)

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