While I'm reluctant to speak for anyone but myself, I've yet to see an Intactivist argue the procedure should be outright banned, in every case. Rather infant circumcision should be banned, medical should be considered a last resort, and adult a decision for the man himself.
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Replying to @JazhuStreaming @_Undersized_ and
Less than 1% of men need to be circumcised for medical reasons. All of the other proposed 'benefits' are more easily solved with good hygiene, antibiotics or condoms. Or are not significant enough to justify RIC. (Penile cancer is the rarest cancer for men, 1/100,000)
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Replying to @JazhuStreaming @_Undersized_ and
Quick googling shows that balanitis is treatable, and avoidable with good hygiene in most cases. It's worth noting I've had multiple cases of thrush and UTIs, and no one has recommended cutting any of my genitalia as a solution. Anti-fungals and probiotics were recommended.
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Replying to @JazhuStreaming @Vegaytarier and
I said chronic balanitis, not balanitis. Tonsillitis is treatable and avoidable but if you’re prone to getting it often (chronic) you get recommended to have your tonsils removed.
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Replying to @_Undersized_ @Vegaytarier and
Yes, but many more people have 'occasional' tonsillitis than chronic. I would guess that the percentage of men diagnosed with chronic balanitis is much smaller than those with a single, treatable case.
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Replying to @JazhuStreaming @_Undersized_ and
And if all other avenues have been exhausted, and circumcision is all that's left, then it's a medical procedure.
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Replying to @JazhuStreaming @Vegaytarier and
You’ll find (by reading all of the replies I’ve written) that I agree with you. That’s why the idea that surgery should be considered before anything else isn’t my argument. I’m arguing that it is a medical procedure and has multiple valid uses, unlike female circumcision.
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Replying to @_Undersized_ @JazhuStreaming and
Female circumcision has preventative uses which are not actually legitimate. And the definition is so broad that removing cancer on a vaginal lip would be considered female circumcision.
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Replying to @Gregory_Malchuk @JazhuStreaming and
Could you explain what you meant here?
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Replying to @_Undersized_ @Gregory_Malchuk and
In Britain, an adult woman who voluntarily got a clitoral piercing is included in FGM stats.
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Yeah, but... why do I need to know this? Have you misunderstood a part of my argument? I don’t like circumcision for no reason. I’m just bothered by the idea of a circumcision ban.
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