PENSACOLA CIRCUMCISION PROTEST

A group which opposes the circumcision of male babies was in Pensacola yesterday at the corner of Bayou Boulevard and North Ninth Avenue across from Sacred Heart Hospital, protesting against what they called genital mutilation of infant boys. The group – Bloodstained Men and their Friends – wore cowboy hats and all-white outfits with blood-like red stains on the groin area. The group’s spokesman said circumcision is an unnecessary surgery performed on a healthy, non-consenting minors that causes great pain and trauma. The American Academy of Pediatrics says the medical benefits of circumcision outweigh the risks.