I had my son 25 years too soon. I so didn't want him circ'ed, I had seen some done working in the New Born Nursery. They seemed like torture to me. Usually they were fine but some docs, I wouldn't let them do surgery on a stray cat!
I said no, dh (now ex-dh) said yes, so we agreed to let the pediatrician decide. Pedi said do it (only time in 17 yrs he let me down) DS was done in hospital and stopped breathing after the pedi left! My insurance didn't cover it back then either btw.
Many of the friends I made with boys my sons age didn't get their boys circ'ed, even if daddy was.
ETA Oh, that book/story was heart breaking. (Born in 1965) The twin who was raised a boy (Brian) developed schizophrenia after learning of his brother's transition. By 1997, David had undergone treatment to reverse the reassignment, including testosterone injections, a double mastectomy, and two phalloplasty operations. He also married a woman and became a stepfather to her 3 children.
David had to deal with the death of his brother from an overdose of antidepressants in 2002, unemployment and separation from his wife Jane. On May 5, 2004, he used a sawed off shotgun to end his life.
I believe what that doctor did to those kids would have been considered sexual abuse/molestation and *advertiser censored* back then too. The parents were too unsophisticated and trusting of the doctor.