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To go for circumcision or not - a debate
Sep 9 2008, Arpita Mukherjee

The legitimacy of Circumcision or male genital modification has been often hotly debated in all societies especially in the US and UK. Circumcision is part of the ritual followed by adherents of certain religions and the process is not illegal any where.

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