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- From: jcopelan@nyx.cs.du.edu (The One and Only)
- Subject: Re: Cutting it off (was: A few facts about circumcision)
- Message-ID: <1993Jan2.000410.15619@mnemosyne.cs.du.edu>
- Summary: answer the question, please.
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- References: <1992Dec30.210135.19604@jmb2.jmb.com> <1992Dec31.042213.2523@mnemosyne.cs.du.edu> <765343d3261909t221@witsend.uucp>
- Date: Sat, 2 Jan 93 00:04:10 GMT
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- In article <765343d3261909t221@witsend.uucp> "D. C. Sessions" <dcs@witsend.tnet.com> writes:
- >In <1992Dec31.042213.2523@mnemosyne.cs.du.edu>, jcopelan@nyx.cs.du.edu (The One and Only) wrote:
- >#
- ># Can you explain why child abuse is my (or anyone's) business where I can impose
- ># my views (child protection) and circumcision is not?
- >
- > I think this thread has been done to death
-
- Is that why you avoided answering my question or is it because you don't like
- the conclusion that can be drawn from the answer?
-
- > So it comes down
- > to one of two possibilities:
- >
- > 1) It's up to the parents, who've heard all sorts of reasons why
- > they shouldn't circumcise and have to decide on their own, or
- > 2) They can't be trusted with the decision, in which case -- what?
-
- I disagree, it comes down to a very simple principle:
- It is the boy's body, so it should be his choice.
-
- Jim Copeland
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- Have you washed your brain today?
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