Circumcision

[jedusor]

I can't believe this is even debatable. I can't believe that in a society we consider civilized, I have to actually present a structured argument against cutting off pieces of babies when they're born.

Comments

[jedusor.livejournal.com]

There are plenty of Jews who don't engage in circumcision, and there are plenty of non-Jews who do. I don't think talking smack about the religion is productive.

[kaberett.livejournal.com]

Ngh. That's also slightly complicated FWIW - in the UK, circumcision really Just Doesn't Happen outside Judaism, to a first approximation, which is our frame of reference.

[kaberett.livejournal.com]

(Er, and Islam.)

[lonesomepolecat.livejournal.com]

In many US hospitals it's assumed you're going to have boys circumcised and you need to argue with the staff before the baby is born to ensure it doesn't happen.

Similar to the point about trying to force an unwanted C-section. Hospitals are often a place of unnecessary coercion.

[gerald_duck]

This illustration may surprise. Note the big dark blobs over Islamic countries — the culture and the religion are intertwined to be sure, but Islam is responsible for a very large proportion of circumcisions. Possibly the majority.