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== Pseudo-legal arguments ==
* '''"Male circumcision is legal, it has been done for many, many years."'''
*: Many parents argue that foreskin amputation in young boys is legal because it has been done for many years, centuries, or even millennia. Modern case law makes it clear that tradition does not create a legal claim. Other violations of [[human rights ]] such as rape, stoning, slavery, etc. have also been done for a long time - which does not legalize them.
* '''"Circumcision of boys is legal because it isn't punished."'''
*: With the exception of Germany, we do not know of any other country worldwide that would explicitly allow genital mutilation of children without medical indication. On the contrary, bodily harm is punishable in all countries unless it is medically indicated. The [[German Circumcision Act]] is seen very controversial and ineffective for several reasons: on the one hand it is obviously unconstitutional, on the other hand, it leads itself to absurdity in its own legal text. The assumption that genital mutilation is legal in boys because it has been legally tolerated many times, is wrong.
== Trivializing arguments ==
* '''"I've never heard anyone complain about being circumcised."'''
*: Chances are that a man does not talk about his sexual or other (genital) issues to others at all. There are many personal stories of men who did and do complain. There is an organization named [[Men Do Complain]], there are books with [[Case Histories|case histories]] of many men who do complain. But it is not the question if men do complain. The question is: Is [[circumcision]] of children an illegal intervention in the physical integrity? That is continuously asserted by lawyers. The question for victims does also not arise here, because [[circumcision]] of children basically violates the [[human rights| fundamental rights of the child]].
* '''"[[Circumcision]] is similar to removing a patch."'''
* '''"The child isn't yours, so you don't have to care!"'''
*: This argument is often heard by young parents who wonder when [[intactivists]] add informative comments about the circumcision to their publicly posted statements about the circumcision of their sons. Almost always they don't understand [[parental rights]] and wonder why strangers care more about their child and his well-being and [[human rights ]] than they do themselves.
* '''"Those who are not circumcised, can / may not talk!"'''
=== MGM and FGM ===
* '''"Female genital mutilation and male circumcision must not be compared."'''
*: This killer argument is often used to end a discussion about the similar violation of [[human rights]]. It is often ignored that the [[WHO]] has published a gradation catalog for different types of [[FGM]], according to which the "mildest" forms of [[FGM]] are far more harmless than the usual form of [[MGM]], which almost always means a complete removal of the [[foreskin]]. In addition, the choice of words ("genital mutilation" vs. "circumcision") tries verbally to reinforce the difference between [[FGM]] and [[MGM]].
:: See also: [[Comparison MGM and FGM]].