I believe in individual freedom, not giving some people the freedom to deny freedom to other people. That includes limiting the rights people have over their children's bodies and beliefs.
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Our duty of care & discipline to our children should not include permanently modifying their bodies to mark their entry into our religion, political party or football team. The fact that the last two are clearly unethical to almost everyone should show the problem with the first.
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Even if we can show that a very high incidence of children accept the same religion, political party and football team as their parents and are glad of the modification as adults, the fact is that there are always some who don't and aren't & they should have individual freedom.
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Replying to @HPluckrose
Ear piercings for infants and small children: Should they be banned?
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They are not permanent, so I don’t see them as identical. I wouldn’t do it to my child if they were not old enough to consent, but I don’t see it as the same thing as male circumcision or FGM. I don’t think we should be putting holes in our children’s bodies and I’m no fan.
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They'd have to use stretchers and have them big gaping holes to be a similar level of modification but it is the same principle at a smaller cost.
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