For both my sons, we were badgered 6 times each to sign off on medically unnecessary surgery on their healthy genitals. Surely you know doctors profit from pushing this cosmetic surgery. They deserve blame for that. We said no, then they gave us medically harmful care advice too.
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Replying to @opticon9 @JazhuStreaming and
Dude, if a doctor pressured you to do surgery and you had an issue with it take it up with the hospital. Your anecdote isn’t representative of the healthcare system.
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Replying to @_Undersized_ @opticon9 and
In a healthcare system where more than half of all male newborns are genital-mutilated (for no reason and purpose whatsoever other than making money) there is MUCH WRONG.
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Replying to @Vegaytarier @opticon9 and
So you have an issue with fully privatised healthcare?
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Replying to @_Undersized_ @Vegaytarier and
I have issue with profiteering hospitals and doctors badgering parents about performing medically unnecessary, cosmetic surgery on their healthy child's genitals. If you don't, you're part of the problem.
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Replying to @opticon9 @Vegaytarier and
So you have an issue with private healthcare. I do too. Luckily I live in a country with a pretty nice public healthcare system too. But anyway, that’s getting sort of off-track. Should there be a total ban on circumcision or not?
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Replying to @_Undersized_ @opticon9 and
You do realise no one, literally no one, has argued circumcision should be banned outright. What we're arguing it should not be used until there are no other therapeutic options available, and that medical staff should be aware that circ should be an absolute last resort.
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Replying to @JazhuStreaming @_Undersized_ and
A female's life would have to be in grave danger before a doctor would recommend cutting her genitals for any reason. The same should apply for boys.
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Replying to @JazhuStreaming @opticon9 and
Nope, it’s always banned. No situation where it’s medically necessary or provides any benefits. That’s why we don’t apply the same standard, not because the government hates men.
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Replying to @_Undersized_ @opticon9 and
At this point, all I hear from you is 'We need to allow the option for boys to get their dicks snipped because otherwise there's gonna be rampant balanitis EVERYWHERE' and there is literally no evidence for this in your own fucking, low circ rates country.
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Oh, I see. No, I was just using that as an example of one infection. There’s quite a few that hit children. By the way, 2% may seem small, but it’s a lot of people. I’m not arguing for routine circumcision, I’m arguing against a total ban.
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