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- From: jcopelan@nyx.cs.du.edu (The One and Only)
- Subject: Re: A few facts about circumcision
- Message-ID: <1993Jan1.235506.15389@mnemosyne.cs.du.edu>
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- Date: Fri, 1 Jan 93 23:55:06 GMT
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- In article <1992Dec31.172430.24047@newstand.syr.edu> kgatling@rodan.acs.syr.edu (Keith E Gatling) writes:
- >In article <1992Dec31.145255.3618@mnemosyne.cs.du.edu>
- >jcopelan@nyx.cs.du.edu (The One and Only) writes:
- >
- > > With circumcision we are talking about a medically unnecessary
- > > procedure, that if done to an unconsenting adult would result in
- > > legal action against those involved.
- >
- >But seriously folks, it seems that the main issue here is that of whether or
- >not circumcisions are medically unnecessary. The antis claim that they
- >are. Many of the rest of us pro-choicers say that the jury's out on this,
- >and that all the conflicting studies tell us that it's a 50/50 chance either
- >way. As a result, we're putting our money on circumcision. I believe this
- >is called a judgement call.
-
- It is quite humorous how you turn the phrase "pro-choice" on it's head. The
- only application to the circumcision issue is to allow the boy to choose
- whether or not to be circumcised. It is his body, so it is should be his
- choice.
-
- >And frankly, as much as I try to be rational and logical in decisions I
- >make, I must admit that the strident tone of some of you antis almost makes
- >me reach the point where I'd circumcise no matter what you said, just
- >because you're beginning to bug the Hell out of me. Get a life already and
- >deal with a real problem...like maybe go to the store and buy some food for
- >the food pantry...now that's a real problem...there are more people out
- >there who are hungry than are complaining about the fact that their parents
- >had them circumcised.
-
- Come on, admit it. What really bugs you is the fact that you can't come up
- with good reasons to continue the routine practice of surgically removing the
- protective covering from the head of an unconsenting infant's penis.
-
- Jim Copeland
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