22/33 AAP’s frustration at its inability to address these & similar questions has never been greater, & increases all the time. Some #tweetiatricians block/mute them & it’s clearly b/c there’s no way to defend the amputation of healthy #foreskin from a child’s body as ethical.
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23/33 But that frustration is not equivalent to the frustration & moral outrage
#circumcision opponents have at the AAP’s failure to acknowledge basic truths about circumcision, especially its psychological harms. Mr. Arel tells us “My psychologist told me to get over it.”#i21 reply 0 retweets 4 likesShow this thread -
24/33 He’s far from the only man to say that. Too many men who’ve been psychologically harmed by
#circumcision are harmed again by psychologists who are themselves too afraid to confront the truth about circumcision. That’s psychological malpractice.#i2#AAP18#tweetiatrician1 reply 0 retweets 4 likesShow this thread -
25/33 Those attending this
#AAP session should consider 2 real-life examples. First, what not to do.@DrLovlie begins by implying that a man’s opinion about what was done to his own body w/out his consent matters only if it’s supported by “data” showing his view to be popular.pic.twitter.com/eLMcqfsjSt
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26/33 If you can’t understand why that’s wrong & offensive, just imagine doing it to a woman who says she would have preferred to have kept a healthy body part taken from her body w/out her consent.
#i2#AAP18@DrLovlie#tweetiatrician#tweetiatricians#PutKids1st#VoteKidspic.twitter.com/iSez5i8Io8
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Replying to @cooney21
And you wonder why we can’t have a conversation...
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No, after reading the attached, I wonder why US MDs think only girls, but not boys, should be allowed to keep the healthy bodies they're born with. It seems to me the impediment to our conversation is your inability or refusal to answer that question.
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Female genital mutilation involves removing the clitoris entirely and sewing the labia together. Girls die from it. Those who survive never have pleasure with sex, only pain. They die delivering children. The 2 are not comparable on ANY level.
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1/5 If you'd read the article I sent you, you'd see FGM denotes a wide range of conduct. You've described only the most severe type. The pinprick of female genitals which is the subject of the pending MI criminal case is less invasive & less extensive than male circumcision...
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Yes - that's why she blocked me after I sent these 5.
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