Unless you do the ethical thing and let "everyone" decide for himself when old enough to give informed consent - as we do with all other cosmetic surgery. #i2
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Replying to @cooney21 @GenIntact and
It’s not just a cosmetic surgery, and the ethical thing to do is cut in infancy when risk is much lower and the skin has a chance to grow with the cut.
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Replying to @tesslatweets @cooney21 and
ETHICAL? https://www.huffpost.com/entry/denmarks-29000-doctors-declare-circumcision-of-healthy_b_58753ec1e4b08052400ee6b3 … PLEASE leave the US! This is NOT considered an ethical practice. Most of the world is uncut, shocked and disturbed that the US does. It is Genital Mutilation
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Replying to @peaceniky @cooney21 and
Then the rest of the world should stay out of the US. American circ is a good tradition.
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Replying to @cooney21 @peaceniky and
Especially not, because it was a response to a statement about norms in US vs elsewhere.
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Replying to @tesslatweets @peaceniky and
No, your words - "the rest of the world should stay out of the US" - is pure
#xenophobia. And ethical rules apply to children everywhere - in the US as well as elsewhere.1 reply 0 retweets 5 likes -
Replying to @cooney21 @peaceniky and
Above poster said I should leave the US, when US is home to traditional circ, providing that because much of world disapproves US should too. US is great doesn’t need anyone’s opinion on how to be great. Would love US values everywhere but not a dictator.
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Replying to @tesslatweets @cooney21 and
«Would love US values everywhere» circumcision isn’t even a traditional american value. It was popularized as a victorisn era anti-masturbation strategy. And didn’t even really catch on until after wwII.....
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Replying to @peaceniky @cooney21 and
Sorry ur wrong it became popular as routine around 1900. It peaked in 1960s with almost all babies circed, but it’s estimated to have stayed around 50-60% for about 119 years now, which is about half as long as America has been founded. It’s traditional.
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It's true that #circumcision got started in the US as a way to prevent masturbation. Forcing surgery on a healthy minor is contrary to both medical #ethics & American values, especially individual rights. #i2 http://www.historyofcircumcision.net/index.php?id=73&option=com_content§ionid=8&task=category …
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