RubberDuck@lemmy.world to United Kingdom@feddit.ukEnglish · 21 days agoCircumcision classed as possible child abuse in draft CPS documentwww.theguardian.comexternal-linkmessage-square146linkfedilinkarrow-up1499arrow-down14cross-posted to: [email protected]
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minus-squarefartsparkles@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up111arrow-down3·20 days agoIt’s genital mutilation. It’s been done for religious reasons, cultural reasons, social reasons, for slavery reasons, and more. But cutting up babies’ genitals for any reason except medical intervention for relevant pathologies is genital mutilation.
minus-squareLucidlethargy@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4arrow-down35·20 days agoI’ve had it done to me. It’s only helped me.
minus-squareharmbugler@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up40·20 days agoHaving not experienced otherwise, how would you know?
minus-squareCannonFodder@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down2·19 days agoHow could you know either way? I don’t know how it feels to never have my hair cut. It’s only cultural to get one’s hair cut regularly; but most people do as they feel it helps them look and feel better.
minus-squareblackn1ght@feddit.uklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up15·20 days agoSounds like it was medically necessary then which they’re saying is ok.
minus-squareSmall_Quasar@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up12arrow-down1·19 days agoAnd thus you have a deep psychological need to defend the barbaric practice.
It’s genital mutilation. It’s been done for religious reasons, cultural reasons, social reasons, for slavery reasons, and more.
But cutting up babies’ genitals for any reason except medical intervention for relevant pathologies is genital mutilation.
I’ve had it done to me. It’s only helped me.
Having not experienced otherwise, how would you know?
How could you know either way?
I don’t know how it feels to never have my hair cut. It’s only cultural to get one’s hair cut regularly; but most people do as they feel it helps them look and feel better.
Sounds like it was medically necessary then which they’re saying is ok.
And thus you have a deep psychological need to defend the barbaric practice.