6 Reasons Why Circumcision Should Not be Legal in the United States

Before I start let me add a disclaimer: The only time where circumcision is warranted is if there is a life threatening risk (which 99% of males do not go through) or if they consent to it. Of course, this applies to almost anything in terms of morality.

6 Reasons Why Circumcision Should Not be Legal in the United States

1. 80% of the male population is uncut, and male animals do not get cut, what makes human males so defective?

Have we really been brainwashed to the point where we think foreskin is a genetic error that should be ''corrected'' when it has made its way through millions of years of evolution, adaption and natural selection on every male species? Circumcision is a 800 million dollar money machine annually. How do they make so much money? Well first, the surgeries, then they SELL IT to skin care companies. yeah, you read that right.

2. Circumcision does not prevent HIV

6 Reasons Why Circumcision Should Not be Legal in the United States

First of all, the studies that were taken to somehow claim it helped with HIV had actually came from poor impoverished countries in Africa. If you do not wear a condom and you have interactions with someone who has STDs then most likely you will get infected with or without circumcision 90% of the time.. Instead of mutilating people against their will, it's important to teach them about sex education. In fact, the root cause of people catching STDs is due to unprotected sex and lack of education, not uncut males. This isn't even an argument to begin with.

3. A baby does not have a religion

6 Reasons Why Circumcision Should Not be Legal in the United States

Some people argue and say ''it's right for religious reasons'' and sure, it is right when it deals with consenting people who are at the age of consent, but an infant does NOT have religion nor is he even capable of fending for himself. A child is basically an emulation what if the child grows up the be an atheist? oh well?

4. 98% of uncut male infants do not catch infections

6 Reasons Why Circumcision Should Not be Legal in the United States

You heard that right. Some people use the argument ''well its cleaner'' really? so cutting someones groin, and exposing a layer of a babies skin with a nasty wound is, ''cleaner''? is that why you constantly have to rub some kind of anti bacterial product on the wound, so it won't get infected? Seems kind of backwards... besides that, the majority of male infants do not get infected, and girls are 6 times more likely to catch utis due to a shorter urethra, does that mean that we have an excuse to circumcise girls too? if I cut your pinky toe off will it be cleaner since there is less to worry about and easier to clean your foot?

5. I want him to look like his father/it looks better

6 Reasons Why Circumcision Should Not be Legal in the United States

This without a doubt, is one of the most SICKEST and sorry excuse I have heard. You are shoving your opinions on an infants aesthetics by comparing his father and other cut groins. You clearly do not care about the pain your own child is going through but only concerned about what he looks like sexually which is disgraceful. How would you feel if your parents chopped your ears and lobbed off some of your genitals at birth because it looked better?

6. the morality sense of circumcision

6 Reasons Why Circumcision Should Not be Legal in the United States

This right here is the main point that people tend to skip over when they make excuses about why it's ok. What gives you the right to do such an act against the privilege of another being to have his body intact? Is it because you are protected by law? Is it because you truly do not care about the pain you put your child through because you feel as if your views have the right to be enforced on others bodies? Do you understand what your baby was going through? How would you feel if you got strapped down and mutilated because your parents wanted you to '' look better''? Are you aware that about 117 babies die annually from this unnecessary procedure? The botched surgeries of people who have to live their life with scars, erectile dysfunction, calcified glans and decrease in sexual pleasure and confidence?

People from the west, I urge you to consider the morality of what you are doing, it is something that is not often taught in schools, and a lot of us grow up without learning how to reason from right and wrong. It's a big problem in society these days.

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  • Yep! Fantastic take!

    I agree with everything!
    Besides there is a reason why mother nature designed our genitals as they are. For men the foreskin is meant to provide a protective fleshy helmet, which also keeps the glans moist.

    Saying circumcision lessens the chance of catching STI - in my opinion - sounds to me like not wearing your helmet in a construction area makes you less likely to die in an accident coming from above.

    I say circumcision should be an illegal crime UNTIL an individual reaches the age of consent. Then at least the individual has made this choice for itself. I would never want to be circumcised.

    I love having my foreskin.
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    • My oldest is intact. The Looks I would get from family and friends when they found out that we were not getting my son circumcised, the looked at me like I was a poor uneducated 19 year old girl who had no clue what I was doing yet In had done my research and was able to spit the facts at them.

    • @Redheadedmomma you have done that boy a favor! He will decide for himself what is better for him ☺

    • His urologist when he was a year old said the same thing, his foreskin attaches different tly than normal so if he would have been circumcised in the hospital they would have mutilated him! I'm also glad that my husband ( who is circ) agreed not to have it done after he did his research too.

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  • I believe that it should be a matter of choice for a man who is of-age. I will accept that a pubertal aged boy might be able to make this decision for religious purposes. But I do not believe any infant or child's genitals should be operated on for anything other than medical necessity.

    We seem to "get it" in Western countries when it comes to female genital mutilation. But doctor's routinely do elective plastic surgery on the genitals of intersex or ambiguous genital infants. And we just think male genital mutilation is like nothing, no big deal.

    It's something that has bothered me since I first read about it as a young college student, and I have always promoted a legal ban on it since.

    • Though circumcision doesn't prevent HIV infections, circumcisions does cut the chances of HIV being contracted, as well as decreases some other diseases. Circumcision at a young age is less problematic than when older, when the penis is larger. It should be the parents right to decide what is best for their child, not the state.

    • Great take on this. I wish way more women agreed. Thanks.

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  • i've only been with one guy (my now-husband) who is uncut~ now, every time i see a circumcized dick in porn, it looks weird and unnatural... because circumcision *is* weird and unnatural.

    • Of course, everyone is welcome to their opinion about how circumcision, or non-circumcision looks. But not everyone is welcome to their own facts. Fact is, circumcision helps prevent the contraction of the HIV virus, and circumcision also helps prevent urinary tract infections, which are more prevalent in infant males than infant girls. And, he American Academy of Pediatrics says the benefits of male infant circumcision outweighs the risks.

  • I'm happy that I'm circumcised, but I don't have any boys and can't have any going forward, so...

  • I don't support it, highly unnecessary.

  • I believe that everyone should be allowed to have an opinion, but I do get very annoyed when they take their opinion and try to think everyone else should follow suit. All six of your points are complete bullshit. Circumcision mostly is for hygiene purposes and also when a baby is born it does have a religion; that of his parents! My husband who is a native of a Pacific Island and I from US had our son circumcised at birth and have no regrets.

    • NO everyone should not be allowed to have their opinion when it crosses the line and in this sense, causing bodily harm to other people and yes, people have died from it. is that also BS to you? also I am sure you have no regrets because you clearly lack any kind of compassion and mutual understanding. All 6 of my points are crap yet you can't refute them and the last point which concerns the moral compass of it is irrefutable. without double standard its considered sexual assault but you think its ok because the law protects you. The real problem here is that you fail to use cognitive thinking and put 2 and 2 together. Also, no a infant does not have religion. he did not CHOOSE anything which is HIS choice when he gets older. also, its not ''cleaner'' THATS BS. You literally make no sense

    • You obviously have your head so far up your ass and think your opinion and your opinion only are what counts. Probably why you use that chicken shit anonymous for a name.

    • you are clearly self projecting and its hilarious. I have my head up my butt saying the person who just calls BS with no reasoning and says ''I have no regrets'' I told you I have no problems with opinion after all freedom of speech BUT I have a problem with peoples opinions causing BODILY HARM to others and you can't realize where that line is drawn sadly. I wonder, are you also ok with female circumcision? or are you all for double standards?

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  • But... the thing is it's not supposed to BE about the US... it's supposed to be about the religion... It's part of religious freedom.

    • I think religious freedom comes with some limitations, including not allowing genital mutilation. Second, I find the religious obsession with baby genitals sort of suspicious, with all due respect of course.

    • Does that mean you accept religious base genital mutilation when it is done to girls or do you make special rules depending on the religion and the freedoms it can have?

    • @xslope So... I don't even have to ask you... to know you know nothing about circumcision differences of boys and girls. Guys who hacven't had it done as children do it often for hygienic purposes, while if a woman was to do that that would be mutilation... because it doesn't serve a purpose, it mostly is done only in primitive circles where more often than not baby girls die from bleeding because of it... It's used for girls in infancy and at age 15 so they wouldn't feel sexual urges... so men could rape them and they wouldn't feel the need to have sex with anyone... If you did your research, I'm betting you wouldn't feel ashamed of yourself right now...

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  • I will not have any of my children circumcised, and I advocate against it with friends and family who are having children as well. Its a barbaric tradition that needs to end.

    6 Reasons Why Circumcision Should Not be Legal in the United States
  • It seems like a lot of women in these comments are a huge hypocrite about my body my choice. Since when did women say I have a right to abortions because it's my body, yet as soon as the baby is born it's its own person and these same women have the mentality that they can mutilate their sons genitals. No sorry, you either believe my body my choice and follow through with all of it, or don't complain about anti-abortion laws. Before I get hate, I support abortion

  • From the AAP...
    "Existing scientific evidence demonstrates potential medical benefits of newborn male circumcision; however, these data are not sufficient to recommend routine neonatal circumcision."
    pediatrics.aappublications.org/content/103/3/686

    So, science STILL says circumcision helps, but if you don't want to do it, fine.

    I, as a Christian, am under no religious obligation to get circumcised or circumcise my children. However, since the procedure is efficacious, I had it done on my sons. I don't regret having it done on me or my sons as infants. My cousin had it done as an adult and wishes it had been done as an infant.

    Again, if you don't want to do it, fine. I'd insist there are many more important ethical issues in medicine and child raising. On a scale from 0-10 on decisions I've made concerning my kids, circumcision is probably a 0.1. Medically, braces (on teeth), vaccines and diet are more important (2 to 7 on the scale). Schooling, the toys they play with, the books they read, and who they hang out with, are probably much more important (6-10).

  • It's literally genetic mutilation if translated to the female anatomical equivalent. If a girl baby got her labia or clitoral hood cut in the hospital, it would be a big deal on the news and the doctors would go to prison along with lawsuits.

    • That happened here in Detroit in March. The national media was all about that, yet not a single word about male circumcision still 100% legal

  • I am very glad I did not get my son circumcised. It seemed barbaric... even 29 years ago.

    • well that just means that you dont just follow the cultural standards and actually think for yourself which is a good thing. people can be taught to jump off a bridge thinking its good for them

    • Thankyou SO much. You son appreciates you for that.

  • I can understand why you don't like this idea. I honestly support circumcision of boys but I'm not gonna debate about it here.

    When you ban something entirely, it does not stop it from happen. Rather it increases the act (or at least remains the same), ILLEGALLY.

    This is also why I'm against abortion but don't support banning abortion. You cannot stop the ones who want to do it from doing it, and countries where abortions are banned, abortion happens regularly to the same number of people as other countries, except that it happens illegally and mostly the procedure is very harmful. It often causes more harm than good.

    Same here for circumcision. If you ban it, then those who want to do it on themselves or their children WILL look for an alternative, and it will usually be an unhealthy one which will do more harm than good for them. You wouldn't want so many guys to suffer in a country where circumcision is most practiced among the first world nations.

    A better word for your post could be "discouraged". Again, I would actually say that it should rather be encouraged, but I'm more of pro-choice for other people. I don't have any hate for those who have different opinions from mine.

    • this isn't true at all Being that circumcision was once legal for girls in the united states then later banned in 1996, people were starting to realize how barbaric it was. Now, look at the rates for circumcision in boys. 50% of people dont even do it to their children anymore which is a huge improvement from the last generation. As time goes on, more people catch on BUT there needs to be more effort than just letting time better rather we should be educating parents who are having kids and even the kids themselves

    • also, how are you going to support altering someones body against their will?

    • Like I said I don't wanna debate about it, because it will just lead to rage and I know this won't be changing anyone's opinion. So no. I support it for as many good reasons as you want it banned.

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  • Sorry, you can't make it illegal, There is this thing called the freedom of religion. God said to circumcise baby boys.

    • God said to stone to death a woman who's not a virgin on her wedding night, would you accept women getting killed for having pre-marital sex?

    • @JRC1611 Bible says thou shalt not kill.

    • Deuteronomy 22:13-21, read it yourself

  • Yeah, I think it's weird.

    Did you know that the original reason for US circumcision is that it would prevent the kid from masterbation?

    • yeah I did know that, and now its masked as something thats ''good for you''

  • No different than female genital mutilation, weird how people treat it like it is, like one is so horrible but one is fine.

    And girls always say they prefer it cut. . .

    That's no different from a guy saying he thinks vaginas look better with the clitoris sliced off. "Oh, it's more aesthetic. Who wants a normal vagina? Gross!"

    I've heard SO many women say it about circumcision and they say it SOOOOO fucking casual.

    If a guy says he wants to cut their nipples off though, oh boy, they're ready to press charges!

  • just lol. pretty well all useless points. animals also lick their junk regularly, and I've never actually heard of an animal with a foreskin. so until you can find me one, that point is not worth a penny. ALSO, can you provide me with any hard proof that skin companies are buying baby foreskins. i mean, last i heard elvis was living on mars...

    circumcision has less to do with religion and more to do with hygiene. and even if the infant doesn't get an infection its still highly possible to have all sorts of problems later on in life. from having gunk build up, to tearing the frenulum.

    What looks better does matter, and parents want their kids to be successful in life, especially in the case of having a gf/wife. that being said if a chick dumps you because your uncut she's probably a steaming pile of hippo turds and your better off with out her.

    Morality: really? your pissed that some excess skin gets removed, but you fail to mention anything about how in the middle east men will smash a womans clitoris off with a rock...117 infant deaths annually? based on whos stats, and in which country? I would hazard a guess that their are less "botched" circumcisions than infant deaths annually. i know a lot of guys, and none of them have ever complained about ANY issue from their circumcision. BUT! my best friend who is not circumcised has had several issues. he's ultra sensitive and only lasts a couple minutes in the sack, he's torn his frenulum multiple times (and when that happens it bleeds horribly for a long time) and when he showers he has to be extra sure to wash under the foreskin.

    And! finally, its been proven that infants have much higher pain tolerance, so circumcising at birth is far less painful than later on in life if desired. it's also safer. adults who get circumcised have higher chances of bleeding, scaring, and prolonged healing times.

    anyways, sorry to hear your'e not happy with your penis. why your'e so concerned about MINE so much to say that it should be banned/illegal might be the most interesting thing posted in this thread though.

  • Reasons why a male SHOULD be circumcized
    1. Hygiene purposes
    2. Sex is better
    3. It looks better

    • hygiene purposes? thats funny, girls emit 5 times the amount of ''cheese'' that guys do maybe that is a reason for you to get cut. sex is better? that makes no difference in fact, there is actually more skin and lubricant is not needed it looks better? circumcised vagina looks better to. your stuff is no walk in the part. the amount of hypocrisy is hilarious

    • lol you gonna start with the offences just because I gave , y opinion when you asked for it yourself? now this one is hilarious lol

    • offenses? no, Im just giving you the equivalent to what you dish out. just to let you know, arguments like those are actually said in countries where female circumcision is allowed

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  • What does it matter to you what people do to their children?

    • in your logic, it shouldn't matter if they are causing bodily harm because its their children.

    • Well a vaccine causes pain, sometimes for days, but you still get one don't you?

    • you really just compared vaccinations to circumcision. also, I dont get vaccinations, as they aren't really what you think they are. lets say I get the flu shot. Which strain am I getting? there are hundreds of flues out there PLUS there is even speculation of flues not being so.. good for you

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  • So you make claims without actually having proof to back it up?

    Also I am not against circumcision and I am circumcised myself and perfectly happy with it.

    • without proof of back up? I am not the one who requires proof considering no one but the united states health committee speaks of such ''benefits'' even your own pediatrics label it as ''unnecessary'' usually, when people ask for proof it means they never heard anything you are telling them. I dont spoon feed, please search what I am saying as google is a click away.

    • Show me multiple unbaised sources of info to back up your 80 and 90 percent claims. Otherwise I call bullshit.

    • YOU are asking ME for unbiased sources? LOOOOL> Look all over the net buddy. literally, there are only about a few countries who even talk about supposed benefits opposed to the rest of the world.

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  • Let me guess... your circumcised right?
    I think it should be up to the parent or son to decide. Rather its a condition that requires it or a religious reasoning.

    • ''Let me guess... your circumcised right'' and what kind of stupid logic is that? no, you can guess again though. its because I care about MORALITY and no, a parent does not have a right to alter their babies body because under any other circumstance its considered sexual assault. Babies do not have religion either. you are like the 8th person who clearly did not read anything.

  • Male genital mutilation is a barbaric practice from the Bronze Age deserts of the Middle East.
    There is no place for male genital mutilation of infants in Western Civilisation.
    If an adult wants to be mutilated, then it should be their choice to undergo the procedure.
    To impose genital mutilation upon an infant is an outrageous crime.

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