<p>Regarding circumcision: it now appears that circumcision is 50-60% effective in reducing the incidence of AIDS, at least in East Africa. I don’t think something with a positive health benefit of that magnitude can or should be compared to something that has a neutral (or at least minimally negative) health effect.</p>
<p><a href=“http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/background_briefings/aids/434880.stm[/url]”>http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/background_briefings/aids/434880.stm</a></p>