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Originally Posted by CliffFletcher
I get why people don't want to do the procedure on their own children. I don't get why they're so furious about other people doing it to their kids. How and why did this become a social issue rather than a private matter?
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It's quite bizarre. The anti-circumcision crowd typically relies upon the following false arguments:
1. It's equivalent to female genital mutilation: No, it's not. Cutting off a clitoris is not the same as removing foreskin.
2. It affects the pleasure a man feels: No, it's scientifically proven not to.
3. It has no health benefits: No, it prevents infections and STD transmission. We live in a society with easy access to anti-biotics little HIV exposure. Our policy makers do not, therefore, feel from a cost-benefit analysis standpoint everyone should have the procedure done.
4. It causes excess trauma to children: No, I've yet to meet anyone who remembers it. Every child I've seen have it done forgot about it within hours.
5. The people who have it done are motivated by some kind of malice towards children: No, it's typically done for reasons of custom or health.
The only argument that holds any ground is that it's a permanent choice that baby's cannot make themselves. Once again, it's a parents legal right and obligation to make choices for their children. Those rights and obligations typically continue until age of majority.