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sop

(16,660 posts)
Tue Oct 21, 2025, 01:16 PM Oct 21

'RFK Jr. suggests circumcision is linked to autism'

(CBS News) "Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. suggested there may be a link between autism and circumcision while reasserting the unproven theory that Tylenol causes the disorder — and medical experts are pushing back against the claims."

" 'There's two studies that show children who are circumcised early have double the rate of autism. It's highly likely because they are given Tylenol,' Kennedy stated during a Cabinet meeting on Thursday."

"Circumcision is a surgical procedure that removes the foreskin from a boy's penis. For some, circumcision is a part of cultural or religious practices. A 2025 study from Johns Hopkins Medicine found the prevalence of the practice had decreased nearly 5%, going from 54.1% to 49.3% from 2012 to 2022."

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https://www.cbsnews.com/news/rfk-jr-circumcision-linked-autism-experts/

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'RFK Jr. suggests circumcision is linked to autism' (Original Post) sop Oct 21 OP
JFC yardwork Oct 21 #1
Studies that have most likely been found to be fraudulent. Small detail. Klarkashton Oct 21 #2
Girls? cbabe Oct 21 #3
JFK Jr. Is a loon. Joinfortmill Oct 21 #4
Anti Semitic WmChris Oct 21 #5
Practically every American man of my generation comradebillyboy Oct 21 #7
Of course. Sigh.... CTyankee Oct 21 #8
I know a lot of men have their brains in their comradebillyboy Oct 21 #6

comradebillyboy

(10,910 posts)
7. Practically every American man of my generation
Tue Oct 21, 2025, 03:29 PM
Oct 21

who was born in a US hospital was circumcised. About the only uncircumcised guys that I knew were born in military hospitals in Germany or Japan.

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