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Was just talking at dinner with family, and it seems a logical action to ban circumcision, as in most cases, doesn't have consent, and is a major (genitals are important) body modification. Can we ban it at the state level? Just a thought.

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[–] reverendsteveii@lemm.ee 5 points 8 months ago (1 children)

to avoid putting men in that dilemma

There's no dilemma at all. Every consenting person who wants cosmetic surgery should be allowed to have it, and no one who can't consent to cosmetic surgery should have it forced upon them.

[–] morphballganon@lemmy.world -3 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Calling it cosmetic is a fallacy. Do you think parents like wiping pee out of the foreskin after every time their uncircumcised infant boy pees? Do you think 100% of parents do it consistently? Do you think boys deserve the inevitable irritation when it is not done?

What is the worse move, ethically: one procedure to eliminate that problem forever, or condemning your child to years of irritated foreskin until they're able to pull it up?

[–] reverendsteveii@lemm.ee 3 points 8 months ago (1 children)

you know that the entire rest of the world is full of baby boys with foreskins and parents who clean them, right? is your argument really gonna be "it's inconvenient for parents to clean their kids so lets just cut off a part of their body"?

[–] morphballganon@lemmy.world -2 points 8 months ago

You are just assuming that all parents are 1. Still alive, and 2. Knowledgeable, capable and willing to do a thing multiple times every day, all of which could be avoided with one simple procedure that won't be remembered anyway. Sounds pretty flimsy.

You think those other countries have 100% adherence? Of course not. Why make kids suffer for having absent/unaware/unable/unwilling parents?