The ban is silly, not because of the religious aspect, but because it's not that big of a deal, and the government shouldn't be making these decisions for parents.
This stance assumes that it is better for parents to make these decisions for children than for governments to protect children's rights to make these decisions for themselves when they are old enough to do so. That parents have more rights over the child's body than the child.
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Exactly. And that is the correct position in my opinion. Parents choose many things for their kids that will shape the rest of their lives, and that's the way it should be.
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We do need to justify these tho. Is it OK to make children brush their teeth? Yes. Why? Because their teeth need to last to adulthood when they can decide whether to care for them or not. Is it OK to brand children with the logo of your political party to mark their entry into it
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No. Why? Because this is not medically necessary and they might not want to support your political party when they are adults and wish they'd had the right to decide whether to do that or not.
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