Reply To: Where is right and wrong? Morals upside down.

I heard Dr Gelbfish, a doctor and Mohel, speak on Zev Brenner tonight, about the risks involving Metzitzah b’Peh. He made some points that are hard to debate.

If you do Metzitza on your infant and the morning after he contracts herpes, l”a, which 10% of infected babies die from, and the babies who survive, suffer throughout their lives, often with neurological issues, and you’ll feel that this is what G-d wanted and totally and unregretfully accept it, you will not be pro- Mohel testing. But, if you are the type who would feel lifelong regret, at least lets as a community see to it that Mohalim get tested regularly, because even asymptomatic Mohalim can be carriers of Herpes, only determined by regular testing. Regular testing of Mohalim is the least we can do to help prevent herpes in infants.

One infant in 5,000 gets herpes after Metzitzah, a seemingly very small number. However, whoever it happens to, it happens to 100%.

I apologize in advance if I got any facts wrong.