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In reply to the discussion: Judge won't block New York City circumcision law [View all]eggplant
(3,911 posts)56. This is a false equivalency.
You are suggesting that a radical procedure is comparable to a cosmetic one. Mastectomy has much greater risk, and many more negative effects, even when performed successfully.
And I know some women who have had it done because their personal risk factors were sufficiently high that it outweighed the emotional cost.
Nobody is suggestion that circs become manditory. This is a strawman argument. By the same token, prophylactic castration would prevent all hereditary disease.
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The juries are a popularity contest - if you're popular you can say shit. If not, you get hidden. nt
riderinthestorm
Jan 2013
#54
Circumcision is a cosmetic procedure. So baby's wee wee looks like daddy's wee wee.
McCamy Taylor
Jan 2013
#45
Parents make all sorts of decisions that have real and permanent consequences for their kids.
eggplant
Jan 2013
#58
Discussions on DU are usually wide ranging, frequently OT, + you don't get to be the thread director
riderinthestorm
Jan 2013
#74
Oh yes. Its just more horrific added onto more horrific for me. Agreed. nt
riderinthestorm
Jan 2013
#114
Yes, it is so far fetched to imagine that there perverts posing as religious leaders.
pennylane100
Jan 2013
#19
One who wasn't aware of the details of the procedure and hires a mohel who uses this technique.
eggplant
Jan 2013
#10
Yes, it is politically motivated. For quite a while, the Peds said "No" to circumcision.
McCamy Taylor
Jan 2013
#44
For those who say circumcism prevents disease....prophylactic mastectomy of all women would prevent
McCamy Taylor
Jan 2013
#46
Imagine if the female "circumcism" was performed "medically" and sanctified by the Rabbi's
libdem4life
Jan 2013
#50
How are both gender genitals false equivalency? And breathtaking bigotry...please, proceed???
libdem4life
Jan 2013
#75
And it matters not which gender is experiencing the religious mouth or the knife...I think we are in
libdem4life
Jan 2013
#91
Thanks for keeping this kicked! I had a notice it did not comply with rules and link
SugarShack
Jan 2013
#71
Yes, the only points family and doctor could make for my infant son was it's basic procedure
libdem4life
Jan 2013
#93
There is no logical modern parsing of this issue of ritual male bloodletting other than hygiene.
libdem4life
Jan 2013
#79
Every single parent who consents to this needs their kids taken away. Period.
ButterflyBlood
Jan 2013
#96
The article is about 2 methods. NOWHERE is this about not doing one, just the method involved.
graham4anything
Jan 2013
#104
They clearly don't want to follow up on this. Lots of noise on marijuana in NY now....
SugarShack
Jan 2013
#106
If I were DA in NY EVER SINGLE mohel who's ever done this would get child molestation charges filed
ButterflyBlood
Jan 2013
#110
IMHO cut cocks are far better, but I don't see the need to do this on children
SWTORFanatic
Jan 2013
#111