Should non-medical circumcision of under-18s be banned?

I find it disgusting that in the 21st century we still allow parents to mutilate the genitals of their children for ritualistic purposes. If an adult wants to have part of his penis removed for whatever reason, then let him go ahead, but to enforce it on a defenceless child is abhorrent. It's child abuse, it's sick, and it's a barbaric practice that needs to stop.

(edited 13 years ago)

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Reply 1

Hopple

I don't feel as strongly about it as you, but I agree.

Reply 2

haloturk

I find no problem in it, and its harder to do as you grow up so earlier the better in my opinion :smile:

Reply 3

Potiron

Original post by haloturk

I find no problem in it, and its harder to do as you grow up so earlier the better in my opinion :smile:

Why do it though?

Reply 4

lovely_me

I agree, but not strongly enough to elaborate.

Reply 5

Diaz89

I was circumcised when I was under 18 and I have no problem with it.

Stop worrying about my penis and get on with your own life

Reply 6

ragnar_jonsson

Baby say it shood be banned....

Yep.

I was circumcised before my 18th and i like how my penis looks now.

It is immoral, yes.

I think it should be banned. I mean, lets face it - if i had a child and had the bottom of his earlobe hacked off it wouldn't be considered quite so acceptable yet parents are routinely allowed to get away with mutilating their young infants genitals.

Reply 11

lovely_me

Original post by Diaz89

I was circumcised when I was under 18 and I have no problem with it.

Stop worrying about my penis and get on with your own life

You're an individual example out of millions.

Are you implying we shouldn't fight for the human rights of children, even though they may not be directly related to us?

Reply 12

Liam_G

I'm under 18 ... So, if my mam decides that I have an unacceptable excess of foreskin, she can just have it slashed off without consent? :lolwut:

that aint right!

Reply 13

damidude

Original post by Diaz89

I was circumcised when I was under 18 and I have no problem with it.

Stop worrying about my penis and get on with your own life

You have reached the limit of how many posts you can rate today!

Completely agree

Original post by lovely_me

You're an individual example out of millions.

Are you implying we shouldn't fight for the human rights of children, even though they may not be directly related to us?

Yes the first thing that comes to mind when someone says human rights is foreskin :rolleyes:

I think most people are concerned with combating diseases and poverty which ironically with the prior, circumcision helps to prevent

Original post by damidude

You have reached the limit of how many posts you can rate today!

Reply 16

hamijack

Mutilate implies it has a detrimental effect when it actually doesn't.

I'm circumcised and quite frankly I think un-cut ones look weirder and like how mine looks :biggrin:

Reply 17

Law123mus

Yes ban it, "ban this filth"

Reply 18

haloturk

Original post by Potiron

Why do it though?

Well it was religion in the first place,
I would most likely have done it in the future because apparently its more hygenic, Might not be off course ...Plus porn stars do it lol

Reply 19

limetang

I'm sorry but there are MUCH bigger issues out there than circumcision, and personally I'd rather not (if/when I can help it) busy myself worrying about such relatively insignificant things.

Personally though I'm pretty indifferent towards it, besides women are allowed to make much bigger decissions about their children than circumcission though although that's not a topic I'm awfully bothered about getting into right now =P.