Should children be violently abused without their permission.

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For example Islam and Judaism proscribe circumcision.
But the child is never consulted in this matter.
There may have been great health benefits from this procedure in ages past but in the modern world?
Germany where this procedure is not routine, mooted banning it on human rights grounds, there was uproar from the religious communities and it was quietly dropped.
Lets go one further FGM Female Genital Mutilation as Practised throughout a great part of North Africa mainly by Islamic communities. Extreme unnecessary violence against little girls leading to lifelong medical problems.
Should we endeavour to ban these practises or should we not upset the rights of religious people to violate their children.

FGM in the UK is illegal.

Male circumcision though will never be outlawed due to the potential furore from what are in reality very small minority communities (Jews & Muslims).

Agree with your sentiment though. Disfiguring a child (which is exactly what circumcisions are) for no other reason than belief is barbaric and should be made illegal.