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Edited by Chaz:
1/13/2013 4:14:11 PM
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Circumcision of infants, should it be allowed?
Since we seem to be permitted to discuss thing like this I thought I'd make a thread on this.
Do you think that parents should be allowed to have their child circumcised while they are still an infant? I personally don't think they should, the child can't consent to this and it's kind of violating his bodily integrity. An arguments I hear is "religious freedom" but doing this to a non consenting child could well be a violation of [i]their[/i] religious freedom because they could grow up to be an atheist for all we know.
Basically I think it shouldn't be allowed to be done to children who are unable to consent. Once you're at legal adult age then sure you can do it if you really want to, it's your body.
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2 RepliesMale circumcision should be allowed, it has been found to have health benefits such as a reduction in the spread of HIV to other partners. As a medical decision, the child is in the care of their parents, and it is therefore their decision as the child cannot make their own. Circumcision is a minor procedure in an infant, in an adult it is much more of an issue due to the increased size of the cutting to be done. Female genital mutilation (incorrectly known as female circumcision) should not be practiced as it is barbaric and of no use
