(September 7, 2023 at 9:47 am)Nanny Wrote: 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.
Pain/suffering is an intrinsic bad. Inflicting suffering with no suitably justifying reason I would see as a bad thing. At least an unempathic thing. I wouldn't want to inflict pain on someone regardless of whether it left any residual effects, nor have that inflicted upon me without consent. Certainly not upon my son.
Likewise, unnecessary risk is not something people generally accept as something fair to place onto others, especially by those who have a duty of care.
Additionally, I do not believe there are any medically accepted risks to having a foreskin (very few cultures regularly cut for reasons other than religion).
And permanent aesthetic changes should only be carried out with consent or sound medical reasons.
Would you be ok with me tattooing a baby?
