Then show how? Make an ethical argument for medically unnecessary genital surgery on babies which is not 'widely accepted custom.'
No, they're not. There are right and wrong answers here. Parents can be right or wrong in their choices. We tend to see this when it comes to female genital mutilation but not male.
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I think that the comparision with Female Genital Mutilation is tempting but wholly misguided. FGM is - despite some campaigners' claims - relatively restricted in its sway, and I suggest, positively harmful. >>
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>> I guess some will say that's contradictory. But the evidence of widespread opposition to FGM and support for male circumcision is not evidence of hypocrisy, it is evidence that they are two different things.
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There isn't widespread opposition to FGM. That's why it still happens so much. There's opposition to it in countries where MGM is normal but not FGM.
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There are laws against FGM, not just in Europe and the US, but in many countries in Africa, like Egypt, Algeria, Ivory Coast, Chad, etc etc - where it is custom, it is under a lot of pressure, and rightly
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This is not an ethical argument. There are also laws against homosexuality. We are talking about principles, not customs & laws of various countries.
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