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In reply to the discussion: Circumcision is grievous bodily harm, German judges rule [View all]Sirveri
(4,517 posts)That's ultimately what this is about. Familial and cultural conformity. You WILL be like me, and I will force you to be so. It started because the doctors decided to say screw you, I know what's best, and did it without permission after WW2. It's always been about control. Need to have the medical community stop performing them. If they're not medically indicated, then don't perform them. But because it's basically a wash as far as benies versus risk, they toss the ball into the parents court, even though it's essentially cosmetic surgery. They need to stop performing cosmetic surgery on newborns, Male Genital Cutting, Female Genital Cutting, ear piercing, tattooing, all of that shit needs to stop. The body belongs to the individual unless there is a pressing medical need.