Circumcision comment
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.