I'm against it. Common myths that have been debunked:
Babies don't feel pain.
They won't remember.
It makes it more hygenic.
Babies do feel pain. If you've ever watched one be done, they're screams are pretty hard to misinterpret as being anything BUT pain.
They may not recall the actual event, but any kind of traumatic experience sticks. By that logic, we might as well hit babies to release our frustrations at their screaming cause... they won't remember.
It doesn't make it more hygienic. The foreskin on an infant is still attached and can clean itself. It starts to recede as the person grows. I'm sure guys can figure out how to clean it, just like they clean behind their ears.
Furthermore, even if you do still believe in circumcision, why is it your decision as a parent? It's against the human rights of that person to remove a part of their body without their say. It should be their choice. (Which they obviously can't make because they are a baby. So let them decide when they are older.)
The only reason doctor's continue to encourage circumcisions is for the $400 per surgery they receive.
Also, if taking pictures of kids nude is considered sexual abuse, why isn't circumcision?
Babies don't feel pain.
They won't remember.
It makes it more hygenic.
Babies do feel pain. If you've ever watched one be done, they're screams are pretty hard to misinterpret as being anything BUT pain.
They may not recall the actual event, but any kind of traumatic experience sticks. By that logic, we might as well hit babies to release our frustrations at their screaming cause... they won't remember.
It doesn't make it more hygienic. The foreskin on an infant is still attached and can clean itself. It starts to recede as the person grows. I'm sure guys can figure out how to clean it, just like they clean behind their ears.
Furthermore, even if you do still believe in circumcision, why is it your decision as a parent? It's against the human rights of that person to remove a part of their body without their say. It should be their choice. (Which they obviously can't make because they are a baby. So let them decide when they are older.)
The only reason doctor's continue to encourage circumcisions is for the $400 per surgery they receive.
Also, if taking pictures of kids nude is considered sexual abuse, why isn't circumcision?
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"All national institutions of churches, whether Jewish, Christian or Turkish, appear to me no other than human inventions, set up to terrify and enslave mankind, and monopolize power and profit." -- Thomas Paine
