Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 6/24/83; site aecom.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!floyd!cmcl2!rocky2!cucard!aecom!alex From: alex@aecom.UUCP Newsgroups: net.med Subject: Re: Circumcision (moved from net.women.*) Message-ID: <356@aecom.UUCP> Date: Mon, 30-Jan-84 17:14:26 EST Article-I.D.: aecom.356 Posted: Mon Jan 30 17:14:26 1984 Date-Received: Tue, 7-Feb-84 07:35:21 EST References: <6420@watrose.UUCP> Organization: Albert Einstein Coll. of Med., NY Lines: 12 Jews are cirmcumcised on the EIGTH day, not the sixth. Your other information is also suspect. Babies often sleep through the entire ceremony or after being given a little ceremonial wine. As for 1 out of 50,000 being botched, the operation (and it IS an operation) is such a simple one that I doubt your figures apply to anyone qualified. -- Alex S. Fuss {philabs, esquire, cucard}!aecom!alex