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The non-therapeutic surgical amputation of the [[foreskin]] that is called "[[circumcision]]" is very similar to battery. It has elicited comments from a wide variety of parties on the Internet that reflect a variety of opinions. | |||
==Collected comments== | |||
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|title=Why it’s rational to say circumcision is worse than FGM | |title=Why it’s rational to say circumcision is worse than FGM | ||
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|quote=And so to ritual circumcision, a practice that’s often viewed as benign and even beneficial, but in reality is a medically unnecessary practice that is both painful and dangerous and can cause discomfort, disease, deformity, disability and sometimes death. | |quote=And so to ritual circumcision, a practice that’s often viewed as benign and even beneficial, but in reality is a medically unnecessary practice that is both painful and dangerous and can cause discomfort, disease, deformity, disability and sometimes death. | ||
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|title=Circumcision: Over 100 Known Complications and Risks | |||
|url=https://circumcision.org/circumcision-over-100-known-complications-risks/ | |||
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|last=Goldman | |||
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|init=R | |||
|author-link=Ronald Goldman | |||
|publisher=Circumcision Resource Center | |||
|website=https://circumcision.org/ | |||
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|accessdate=2026-01-15 | |||
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|quote=Complications and risks are much more numerous than most doctors know or disclose. Here are 127. | |||
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|title=Parents are warned against circumcising their children after a toddler, 2, died 'of a reaction to anaesthetic' and his baby brother almost bled out | |||
|url=https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10293843/Circumcision-warning-two-year-old-dies-brother-bleeds-Western-Australia.html | |||
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|last=Wondracz | |||
|first=Aidan | |||
|publisher=Daily Mail | |||
|website=https://www.dailymail.co.uk | |||
|date=2021-12-09 | |||
|accessdate=2025-01-14 | |||
|quote=A top doctor has warned parents to carefully consider the risks of circumcising their child after a two-year-old boy died and his baby brother almost bled out. WA Australian Medical Association president Mark Duncan-Smith urged parents to only follow through with the procedure if there was a valid medical reason. | |||
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|title=Pros and Cons of Circumcision (Spoiler: You’ve Been Lied to) | |||
|url=https://intactamerica.org/pros-and-cons-of-circumcision/ | |||
|last=Garrett | |||
|first=Connor | |||
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|publisher=Intact America | |||
|website=https://intactamerica.org | |||
|date=2023-11-15 | |||
|accessdate=2026-01-15 | |||
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|quote=All of the supposed medical benefits that were touted for years have been debunked. | |||
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|title=What is circumcision? | |title=What is circumcision? | ||
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|title=Male Circumcision Without Medical Need: Trauma, Grief & Societal Silence | |||
|url=https://15square.org.uk/male-circumcision-without-medical-need-trauma-grief-societal-silence/ | |||
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|last=Troy | |||
|first=Louise | |||
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|publisher=15 Square | |||
|website=https://15square.org.uk | |||
|date=2025-12-08 | |||
|accessdate=2026-01-14 | |||
|quote=From a medical-ethics perspective non-therapeutic surgeries on children violate core principles: any medical intervention should be in the patient’s best interest. | |||
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{{SEEALSO}} | |||
* [[Foreskin comment]] | |||
[[Category:Circumcision]] | [[Category:Circumcision]] | ||
[[Category:Education]] | [[Category:Education]] | ||
[[Category:Intactivism]] | |||
[[Category:Parental information]] | [[Category:Parental information]] | ||
Latest revision as of 14:47, 18 January 2026
The non-therapeutic surgical amputation of the foreskin that is called "circumcision" is very similar to battery. It has elicited comments from a wide variety of parties on the Internet that reflect a variety of opinions.
Collected comments
Poole, Glen (9 September 2014). Why it’s rational to say circumcision is worse than FGM
, https://www.inside-man.co.uk, Inside MAN. Retrieved 14 January 2026.
Quote:And so to ritual circumcision, a practice that’s often viewed as benign and even beneficial, but in reality is a medically unnecessary practice that is both painful and dangerous and can cause discomfort, disease, deformity, disability and sometimes death.
- Goldman R.
Circumcision: Over 100 Known Complications and Risks
, https://circumcision.org/, Circumcision Resource Center. Retrieved 15 January 2026.
Quote:Complications and risks are much more numerous than most doctors know or disclose. Here are 127.
- Wondracz, Aidan (9 December 2021).
Parents are warned against circumcising their children after a toddler, 2, died 'of a reaction to anaesthetic' and his baby brother almost bled out
, https://www.dailymail.co.uk, Daily Mail. Retrieved 14 January 2025.
Quote:A top doctor has warned parents to carefully consider the risks of circumcising their child after a two-year-old boy died and his baby brother almost bled out. WA Australian Medical Association president Mark Duncan-Smith urged parents to only follow through with the procedure if there was a valid medical reason.
- Garrett, Connor (15 November 2023).
Pros and Cons of Circumcision (Spoiler: You’ve Been Lied to)
, https://intactamerica.org, Intact America. Retrieved 15 January 2026.
Quote:All of the supposed medical benefits that were touted for years have been debunked.
- Simone, Judy (31 January 2025).
What is circumcision?
, https://intaction.org/, Intaction. Retrieved 14 January 2026.
- Troy, Louise (8 December 2025).
Male Circumcision Without Medical Need: Trauma, Grief & Societal Silence
, https://15square.org.uk, 15 Square. Retrieved 14 January 2026.
Quote:From a medical-ethics perspective non-therapeutic surgeries on children violate core principles: any medical intervention should be in the patient’s best interest.