Should Routine Circumcision of Male Infants be Illegal?

Contributor: charmedtomeetyou charmedtomeetyou
I think the practice is barbaric. I once saw a cartoon where the parents are holding their newborn and staring at him lovingly. The word bubbles above their heads say "Look at him, he's so perfect" and "I agree, let's cut the tip of his penis off". How absurd does that sound? That's exactly how it sounds to me. My son was born perfect, he is who he is. I have no desire to remove something that isn't hurting him, and subject him to pain and torment unnecessarily. I realize it's a hot button issue, and I respect the rights of people to worship as they wish. I just wish they would leave it until the man was old enough to make his own decision, and not have a decision forced upon him at a few days old.
03/18/2013
Contributor: BrittaniMaree BrittaniMaree
think it should still be up to the parents
03/19/2013
Contributor: novanilla novanilla
FGM and male circumcision are nothing alike. The point of FGM is to eliminate pleasure for women, and it cuts out the clit. The equivalent for men would be if they just chopped off the head of the penis or damaged the nerve endings there. I don't know how I feel about male circumcision at birth but I know it sure as hell is nothing like FGM.
03/19/2013
Contributor: RonLee RonLee
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Originally posted by novanilla
FGM and male circumcision are nothing alike. The point of FGM is to eliminate pleasure for women, and it cuts out the clit. The equivalent for men would be if they just chopped off the head of the penis or damaged the nerve endings there. I don't ... more
Male circumcision ALSO substantially reduces a male's pleasure.
Unless there is a REAL MEDICAL NECESSITY (not just padding the MD's bank account) please don't allow it to be done!
10/15/2018