Comments on: Should Circumcision Still Be Practiced?

By: notyourstocut

notyourstocut — Wed, 18 Nov 2015 00:47:57 +0000

“The bottom line is that circumcision is a matter of parental choice and, since circumcision doesn’t cause significant harm, it is perfectly reasonable for the parents to take social and cultural reasons for circumcision into account when making the choice for their son.”

You could likewise make this argument for infant labiaplasty and infant hoodectomy. But those are illegal to perform on infant females. Why then should circumcision be permitted on infant males? This is a matter of equality, pure and simple.

By: Oregon Intactivist

Oregon Intactivist — Sun, 15 Nov 2015 20:55:51 +0000

Neil Curne: ” Equally, the risks and drawbacks from circumcision are recognised as being minimal, despite the wild and unsubstantiated claims made by Intactivists.”

Neil you are the one who is misinformed. Take it from someone who knows both ways. There is no such thing as a harmless circumcision. The claims made by Intactivists as you call us are no unsubstantiated at all. You mock what you don’t understand or care to educate yourself about.

By: Neil Curne

Neil Curne — Sun, 15 Nov 2015 12:42:01 +0000

Jacyn “Weiner” writing about circumcision? Really?

By: Neil Curne

Neil Curne — Sun, 15 Nov 2015 12:39:08 +0000

That circumcision has medical benefits is recognised by most national medical bodies, even those such as the NHS which oppose routine circumcision: the NHS just believes the benefits are too small in the West to justify the procedure. Equally, the risks and drawbacks from circumcision are recognised as being minimal, despite the wild and unsubstantiated claims made by Intactivists. The bottom line is that circumcision is a matter of parental choice and, since circumcision doesn’t cause significant harm, it is perfectly reasonable for the parents to take social and cultural reasons for circumcision into account when making the choice for their son. If you want to reduce harm to children there are FAR bigger problems you could be campaigning about.

By: Oregon Intactivist

Oregon Intactivist — Sun, 15 Nov 2015 03:18:05 +0000

My penis my choice. What is so hard for so many to understand?

By: Abril

Abril — Thu, 12 Nov 2015 01:42:20 +0000

Thank you for this article! It definitely needs to be discussed. It’s a scary thought how some parents never stop to think, or research something that is so invasive upon a newborn with a healthy penis.

By: notyourstocut

notyourstocut — Wed, 11 Nov 2015 16:24:21 +0000

Quite frankly, it should not be a parental choice at all. Baby boys should be legally guaranteed the right to grow up with all of their genital tissue, just like girls are. It’s a matter of equality.

By: John Dalton (@JohnDalton6011)

John Dalton (@JohnDalton6011) — Wed, 11 Nov 2015 10:23:02 +0000

Parents are duped on two counts. That there is a decision to be made about circumcision or that it is their's to make