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Based on this, one can conclude that 1. an intact penis is no “dirtier” than a circumcised one 2. that proper hygiene is simply a matter of education of proper care & 3. the cleanliness of the penis is solely dependent on the person who owns said penis.

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“I want my son to look like me/his father” So, bodily autonomy anyone? Just bc his father had his bodily autonomy violated does not give him the right to inflict the same violation on his son, nor does it give the mother the right bc she wants her son to look like his father.

Everything about that statement is frankly weird, this new son of yours is his own person, not a carbon copy of his father.

Additionally, it is truly not up to parent’s to make this decision for their son, despite society’s largely held belief that it is. If you believe that a person’s body belongs to them & only them – this method of thinking should extend to infant boys & their penis

“circumcision reduces UTIs in baby boys” In Dr. Hutson’s article he acknowledges that while circumcision reduces risk of infection in infant boys, it remains unproven whether good perineal hygiene (the perineum is the space bwtn genitals & anus) would have the same affect.

He also goes on to say “In many places in USA, risk of UTI is used as a reason for recommending circumcision. By contrast, in most AUS pediatric hospitals, risk of UTI is used only as an indication for circumcision in children w complex UT anomalies...diagnosed antenatally”

One can reasonably conclude that any "benefit" of avoiding urinary infections in the infant does not outweigh the risks associated with an unnecessary surgery, the recovery period, or the infection risk associated with the healing of the surgery site