Basstrap
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I heard on the radio today that this is now being cosidered a human rights issue.
Doctors are refusing to do it as it is unecessary and irreversable.
Female genital mutilation is banned in both Canada and the US. Technically, circumcision is involuntary male gential mutilation.
reading:
http://www.cirp.org/library/general/legato1/
http://www.universalway.org/circtruth.html
http://www.canadiancrc.com/circumcision/circumcision.htm
I know there are religious reasons, as it is mentioned in the bible and many jewish texts. But I think it was a contexual thing and has no relevance to us. Nor can I imagine how it was ever spiritually beneficial.
Of course, it isn't only jewish children who are circumcised. There are somewhere around 1.2 million circumcisions in the us annually!
Somewhere around a 66% circumcision rate in the US!
over 80% in the midwest
I find it very odd I posted this...
seems very random
guess my interest was just captured by it
Doctors are refusing to do it as it is unecessary and irreversable.
Female genital mutilation is banned in both Canada and the US. Technically, circumcision is involuntary male gential mutilation.
reading:
http://www.cirp.org/library/general/legato1/
http://www.universalway.org/circtruth.html
http://www.canadiancrc.com/circumcision/circumcision.htm
I know there are religious reasons, as it is mentioned in the bible and many jewish texts. But I think it was a contexual thing and has no relevance to us. Nor can I imagine how it was ever spiritually beneficial.
Of course, it isn't only jewish children who are circumcised. There are somewhere around 1.2 million circumcisions in the us annually!
Somewhere around a 66% circumcision rate in the US!
over 80% in the midwest
I find it very odd I posted this...
seems very random
guess my interest was just captured by it