I think religiously mandated circumcision is as dumb as the next guy does but c’mon now… there are legitimate reasons to do it and getting it done does not have that terrible health outcomes for the kid company to FGM. I think society as a whole should start to think of it as a bygone practice, but putting doctors on pikes over it is extreme.
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Wilco@lemm.ee 3 weeks ago
Circumcision of children should be highly illegal. Any health practitioner doing the procedure should be criminally liable for assault and malpractice.
LeroyJenkins@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
Zwiebel@feddit.org 3 weeks ago
They are clearly not talking about the legitimate, medically necessary cases
LeroyJenkins@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
not really… they said any. they didn’t give any indication they might have an exception to that. sounds like they’re talking about a blanket ban.
Zwiebel@feddit.org 2 weeks ago
I’ve never heard of any circumcision opponent being against medically neccesary procedures. Only supporters using it as a bad faith argument
Wilco@lemm.ee 2 weeks ago
The rational behind it is flimsy to begin with. Stopping bacterial buildup? Sure. Then you have the whole “circumcision as a remedy for masturbation” … which was actually a movement.
LeroyJenkins@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
nah my nephew had to get one because his foreskin wouldn’t grow. it literally was cutting off blood flow to his pecker, so they give him a circumcision. sucks but kinda had to happen.
uniquethrowagay@feddit.org 2 weeks ago
Even with phimosis, circumcision is not needed in most cases. You can make the foreskin bigger and more flexible with stretching over time. Still, people with phimosis get circumcised without ever even hearing of an alternative option. Shit sucks
LeroyJenkins@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
agreed. not needed in most cases but absolutely needed in some. exactly what I meant in my original comment
fluffykittycat@slrpnk.net 3 weeks ago
It’s sexual assault