#i2 2/6 ...decide what to do w/her own genitals? "[R]emoval of any of that tissue is removing sexually functional tissue, and it's going to leave a scar that could potentially painful and may be a long-term problem." Yet @ACOG thinks amputating a boy's #foreskin...
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#i2 4/6 explain what other harms & risks make labiaplasty so ill-advised that a woman should be talked out of it. 11.5% complication rate? Risk of death? Painful skin bridges? Those (& more) are all on the table every time an infant boy is circumcised.https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2015/10/26/secrecy-questioned-about-babys-death-after-circumcision.html …Show this thread -
#i2 5/6 I hope any difference in the way Dr Levy views adult#labiaplasty & infant#circumcision is based on sound medical evidence accepted by most of the world's MDs (who strongly oppose infant circumcision), instead of...http://pediatrics.aappublications.org/content/131/4/796 …Show this thread -
#i2 6/6 ...personal, culturally biased & hypocritical views about what genitals may/must/should (not) be amputated, & who should have the right to choose to amputate genitals. But knowing#ACOG, & its complete lack of ethics when it comes to child#circumcision, I'm doubtful.Show this thread
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