Amazon UK has finally pulled the controversial "infant circumcision training kit" from their online store after the National Secular Society's (NSS) protest. Apparently, the said kit may encourage parents to perform a "do-it-yourself" (DIY) circumcision surgery on their young children.
"We fear that the sale of this product may encourage unqualified practitioners to carry out unnecessary surgery on infants in non-clinical conditions," said NSS secular medical forum chairman Dr. Antony Lempert. "This practice could be encouraged by the morally negligent sale of infant circumcision training kits to the public."
"Non-therapeutic circumcision is unethical and unnecessary and is putting infant boys at risk of death and serious injury," added Dr. Lempert. "This practice could be encouraged by the morally negligent sale of infant circumcision training kits to the public."
However, cheaper options for the "infant circumcision training kit" are still currently available in the U.S., reports Yahoo. Aside from the male infant dummy with a mock genital, the "infant circumcision training kit" included prosthetic foreskin replacements, as well as the necessary tools for the surgery, including a selection of scalpels, a pair of tweezers, surgical scissors, clamps, and even bandages. The "infant circumcision training kit" retailed between £365 ($490) to £456 ($610).
The said "infant circumcision training kit" was allegedly developed with the assistance from one of the top medical schools in Wisconsin, with the help of medical professionals from South Africa and Indonesia, reports The Sun.
Home circumcision has become quite the debate for some time, especially in 2012 when a nurse from the UK was found guilty of "manslaughter" of an infant. The one-month-old infant bled to death because of the complications from the procedure which was done outside the hospital and without the supervision of a doctor.
