Posted by
animalgirl on Wednesday, December 05, 2007 8:49:29 AM
I think the practice of mutilating babies' genitals for 'religious' reasons is heinous. Much attention is given to the mutilation of girl's genital in Africa, and when immigrants try to continue this religious tradition in America, they are prosecuted (someone was just sent to prison for 10 years in Atlanta).
However, mutilating baby boy's genitals is still a widespread, accepted, and legal practice. It should be made illegal.
Parents should not be allowed to surgically alter their children for no good medical reason. Cutting off part of a baby's peni$, for no medical reason and without anaethesia, is barbaric.
If you think your religion requires you to be circumcised, fine. On one's eighteenth birthday, they can decide to have part of their peni$ chopped off, and I think that should be entirely legal. But a baby has not decided what religion they want to follow. You should not be allowed to make irreparable, life-altering surgical decisions for your baby.
Circumcision affects sexual function and pleasure for life. It is genital mutilation. I wish people had the will to protect baby boys from this abuse.