"Discussing" circumcision with a child???

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According to the judges, the mother has an inherent right to decide whether to have the procedure performed as long as the child cannot make that decision himself. However, they also ruled that the parents and doctors are obliged to inform the child "in a manner appropriate to his age and development" about the procedure and be mindful of his wishes.

I don't get it.

The child cannot decide for himself but has wishes? You are mindful of that but somehow the child can't decide? Is this saying the child is incapable of deciding or that he is not allowed to decide for himself?

If the child is incapable of deciding isn't that all the reason in the world not to perform a procedure on him?! Rather than say let's do it now before he gets old enough to refuse?

And we should acknowledge that a child's brain is not fully developed and doesn't have the life experience and knowledge needed to make important decisions. I don't know, will you allow parents to perform unnecessary cosmetic surgery on their child just because they believe it will be better for them? Exposing your child to health risks for an elective procedure is hardly healthcare is it? You can choose to expose yourself to these risks when you're old enough, and that may encompass the realm of mental health where doing modifications to yourself will make you happier. But can we sufficiently show that circumcision benefits a child? Because if we are to weight the benefit and costs of the procedure. Personally I won't risk my own child just so others will think he is worthy of respect, if they don't think he is, just fuck off.