why put a child through this if it is not needed? I was circumcised soon after birth because it was the norm, and 'looked clean'

Why were we born with a foreskin if it is does not have some function. It apparently does, keeping the glans protected and moist. cleanliness is assured if you pull it back and wash under the foreskin.

I am against surgical procedures that have no medical necesity.

They were the bad old days. My wife wanted my son circumcised and I threatened to take her to court to prevent it.

A forskin is natural and has a function. let it be.