I couldn't do something to a baby that is so painful that they go into shock and pass out. "oh but they wont remember it" just doesn't fly. If a baby doesn't remember anything anyways, then whats the point of reading to and playing with your little one? Why are those things plus a host of other positive development techniques based on newer research very important, but shocking pain (I couldn't imagine the pain, it truly would be horrendous) won't affect anything at all? Perhaps there are marginally better physical health benefits, but there has to be better preventative and treatment techniques for possible problems down the road than infringing on a persons bodily autonomy.
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