(September 7, 2023 at 8:23 am)FrustratedFool Wrote: I disagree.
It obviously causes pain to the infant. It obviously has a permanent cosmetic effect. It has a slim risk of complications. And some people report a negative affect on sexual pleasure.
It seems an obvious thing to require informed consent, to me.
The presence of pain does not equal harm, and all aspects of medicine carry risks. There is no such thing as a safe medical procedure. Physicians balance risks and benefits while doing no harm.
We were well informed about the potential risks - both of circumcision and of leaving the foreskin. My son is now 15 and I wouldn't know what to tell him if he had issues with a foreskin. Again, I have no memory, no negative, no harm from my circumcision. Same is true for my son.
It's strange to me that folks on the far right and folks on the far left are so interested in other people's junk.
