AMSTERDAM | (Reuters) - Dutch doctors want politicians and human rights groups to speak out and discourage the practice of male circumcision in the Netherlands because they say it is a "painful and harmful ritual," and a violation of children's rights. Between 10,000 and 15,000 boys are circumcised in the Netherlands each year, mostly for religious reasons and not always with an anesthetic, according to the Royal Dutch Medical Association (KNMG) which represents surgeons, pediatricians, general practitioners and urologists. "We want to discourage male circumcision, because it is an unnecessary procedure with complications, which violates the integrity of the child," Lode Wigersma, a spokesman for the association, told Reuters on Friday. "This is not an innocent procedure, we see complications in about 5 percent of the cases, as well as some long-term and psychological implications," he said. Male circumcision involves the removal of all or part of the foreskin of the penis. It is a ritual obligation for infant Jewish boys, and is also a common rite among Muslims, who account for the largest share of circumcised men worldwide. The Dutch medical association has urged religious leaders to find alternative rites of passage that are not irreversible and which are not painful for the child. The practice of female genital mutation has been prohibited by law in the Netherlands since 1993 for all ages. Last year the Dutch medical association released a report against the practice of circumcision of male children for non-medical reasons, hoping to initiate a public discussion. Now it is appealing to Dutch politicians to speak out against the practice to help "gradually change the mentality" in society and among religious groups that circumcise their boys. The doctors group said that contrary to popular belief, circumcision can cause some minor as well as serious complications including bleeding, infection, urethral stricture as well as panic attacks, which it says are particularly common. It said there was no medical reason to surgically remove a part of the genitals of healthy babies and young children, who are too young to give their consent to the procedure. The Dutch doctors are not calling for a circumcision ban, for fear the practice will be driven underground. "We also understand that it (circumcision) is a deeply embedded religious habit so we don't expect it to be over in a few years, so our appeal is if you want to do it then have it done by a doctor with anesthesia," said Wigersma. The majority of male circumcisions in the Netherlands are done in special circumcision clinics by doctors using anesthetic on Muslim boys between 5 and 7 years, according to Wigersma. Rabbi Binyomin Jacobs, President of the Dutch Association of Rabbis, said only about 50 male Jewish babies are circumcised in the Netherlands each year. He disputed the 5 percent complication rate, and said there have not been any problems in the Jewish community due to strict rules about how and when circumcision takes place. "According to Jewish law, you have to do it (circumcision) the Jewish way," Jacobs said. The doctors' recommendation to end the practice of circumcision is likely to be controversial given that it involves both Jewish and Muslim traditions. In a rare show of unity in June, the Dutch Muslim and Jewish communities -- numbering about 1 million and 40,000 respectively in a total population of 16 million -- condemned the government's proposed ban on the religious slaughter of animals as a violation of their religious freedom. (Reporting By Roberta B. Cowan) 谷歌翻译
Dutch doctors urge end to male circumcision
（路透社） - 荷兰医生希望政治家和人权团体的发言，并阻止在荷兰男性包皮环切的做法，因为他们说这是一个“痛苦的和有害的仪式”，和侵犯儿童权利的。
在10,000和15,000之间的男孩割礼，每年在荷兰，主要是出于宗教原因，并不总是与麻醉剂，根据荷兰皇家医学协会（KNMG）代表的外科医生，儿科医生，全科医生和泌尿科医生。
“我们希望阻止男性包皮环切，因为它是一个与并发症的不必要的程序，这违反了儿童的完整性，”洛德Wigersma，该协会的发言人上周五表示，路透社。
“这不是一个无辜的过程中，我们看到的并发症在5％左右的情况下，以及一些长期和心理的影响，”他说。
包皮环切涉及拆除全部或部分阴茎包皮。这是一个仪式婴儿的犹太男孩的义务，也是一个穆斯林之间的共同仪式，占最大份额的全球包皮环切的男性。
荷兰医疗协会呼吁宗教领袖，是不可逆的，这不是孩子的痛苦找到替代通过仪式。
在荷兰的法律自1993年为所有年龄的女性生殖器官突变的做法已被禁止。
荷兰医疗协会去年发布的报告对非医疗原因的男性儿童包皮环切的做法，希望能发起公众讨论。
现在是呼吁荷兰政治家发言反对这种做法，以帮助“逐步改变心态”之间的社会和宗教团体割礼他们的男孩。
医生说，流行的看法相反，包皮环切可导致一些未成年人以及严重的并发症，包括出血，感染，尿道狭窄，以及恐慌，它说，尤为常见。
它说，没有医疗手术取出生殖器健康的婴儿和年幼的孩子，谁是太年轻了，他们同意程序的一部分的理由。
荷兰医生不要求为禁止割礼，恐惧的做法将推动地下。
“我们也明白，它（割礼）是一个深植的宗教习惯，所以我们不要指望它在未来几年内将在，所以我们呼吁的是，如果你想要做的，然后由医生做麻醉， “说Wigersma。
大多数男性割礼在荷兰做了特殊的割礼诊所的麻醉医生使用5至7年的穆斯林男孩，根据Wigersma。
拉比，拉比荷兰协会主席，Binyomin雅各布说，在荷兰的割礼，每年只有大约50只雄性犹太婴儿。
他有争议的5％，并发症发生率，并说再也没有出现过任何问题，由于严格的规定，有关如何以及何时包皮环切需要发生在犹太社区。
“根据犹太法律，你这样做（割礼）的犹太人的方式，”Jacobs说。
医生的建议，以结束割礼的做法可能会引起争议，因为它涉及到犹太人和穆斯林的传统。
在一个难得的展示团结在6月，荷兰穆斯林和犹太教社区 - 编号为1600万的总人口约100万和40000分别 - 谴责政府对宗教的动物屠宰的建议，禁止违反他们的宗教自由。
（罗伯塔乙考恩的报告）
