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    ABC News‏Verified account @ABC 19 May 2015

    Fla. mother has been jailed for refusing a court order to circumcise her son: http://abcn.ws/1JXciyF pic.twitter.com/2RQAwEe5eV

    12:32 PM - 19 May 2015
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      1. PandaBear11‏ @YeshuaTheWord 19 May 2015
        Replying to @ABC

        @ABC A court order to circumcise her son??? Was the court there when he was conceived? How the heck did the court get such power??? That

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      1. Baller Shot Caller‏ @The_Burr_Fest 19 May 2015
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        @ABC you pigs stay the TF away from that boys penis!

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      1. Dustin Mumma‏ @Dmumma7 19 May 2015
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        @ABC So now the Government is forcing circumcision? I hope this really gets peoples attention..

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      1. Andrew Storey‏ @BiffaBacon1 19 May 2015
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        @ABC MGM. Male Genital Mutilation. Should be outlawed.

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      1. Heather‏ @hmaddox 19 May 2015
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        @ABC Any idea of the foundation/reasoning for the court order if evidence suggests it would be psychologically damaging/traumatic?

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      1. Rock‏ @RockRt66 19 May 2015
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        @ABC Thats kinda sick to force genital mutilation

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      1. Edel Devlin‏ @deliport 19 May 2015
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        “@ABC: Fla. mother has been jailed for refusing a court order to circumcise her son: http://abcn.ws/1JXciyF  pic.twitter.com/Ly3JbjNSAI”...crazy!

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      2. Thotsky  👨🏾‍💻‏ @SoundsnColor 19 May 2015
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        @ABC how is it possible to have a court order for such a thing?

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      2. Heather‏ @hmaddox 19 May 2015
        Replying to @ABC

        @ABC I'm concerned about the law having a say over such a personal decision and that spits in the face of medicine and psych health!

        1 reply 0 retweets 3 likes
      3. BayArea Intactivists‏ @BAIntactivists 19 May 2015
        Replying to @hmaddox

        .@hmaddox @ABC Male circumcision is unnecessary because there are effective, non-surgical alternatives.

        1 reply 0 retweets 2 likes
      4. Heather‏ @hmaddox 19 May 2015
        Replying to @BAIntactivists

        @BAIntactivists @ABC Thus my confusion about how/why it would be court mandated for a 2 year-old?

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      5. opticon9‏ @opticon9 19 May 2015
        Replying to @hmaddox

        @hmaddox @BAIntactivists @ABC He's 4.5, but that's irrelevant: circumcision of minors should be illegal. Instead, it's illegal to refuse...

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      6. Heather‏ @hmaddox 19 May 2015
        Replying to @opticon9

        @opticon9 @BAIntactivists @ABC I wouldn't go so far as to make circumcision illegal.

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      7. opticon9‏ @opticon9 19 May 2015
        Replying to @hmaddox

        @hmaddox @BAIntactivists @ABC I would. It's illegal to even pin-prick a girl's genitals, so why's it okay to cut up a boy's? #DoubleStandard

        2 replies 5 retweets 0 likes
      8. Heather‏ @hmaddox 19 May 2015
        Replying to @opticon9

        @opticon9 @BAIntactivists @ABC because it's reflective of violent oppression and violence towards females throughout history and unnecessary

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      9. opticon9‏ @opticon9 19 May 2015
        Replying to @hmaddox

        @hmaddox @BAIntactivists @ABC Hypocrisy = that you don't see how permanently excising a voiceless boy's genitals is also violent oppression.

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      1. Amber‏ @AmberBaxley 19 May 2015
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        @ABC PLEASE DONATE TO CHASE'S LEGAL TEAM! http://Www.Chasesguardians.org  #SaveChase #SavingChase #freeheather

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      2. VeteranArmyScout‏ @Scoutout69 19 May 2015
        Replying to @ABC

        @ABC Overreach of government power! That's a PERSONAL or religious decision of the parent(s).

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      3. BayArea Intactivists‏ @BAIntactivists 19 May 2015
        Replying to @Scoutout69

        .@Scoutout69 @ABC Male circumcision should be a PERSONAL decision for each man the same way labiaplasty is a PERSONAL decision for a women.

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      4. VeteranArmyScout‏ @Scoutout69 19 May 2015
        Replying to @BAIntactivists

        @BAIntactivists @ABC Agreed!

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