THE GREAT CIRCUMCISION DEBATE!!!
My opinion (slightly modified from my post at CafeMom):
In our family, the circumcision decision was decided by the hubby. He's the one with the same plumbing, so he has the final say in the decisions about penis department.
TBH, parents make hundreds of decisions that permanently affect their children for the rest of their lives---reducing this to a comparison between male circumcision and female genital mutilation is a logical fallacy--anatomically speaking, as a weak analogy, and in general as a red herring.
Its simple: some parents choose the purported health benefits and/or religious importance, others choose physical autonomy and/or purported psychosexual benefit...either way, there are benefits and risks to both, so mind your own kids, be happy with your choice, and get over it.
My opinion (slightly modified from my post at CafeMom):
In our family, the circumcision decision was decided by the hubby. He's the one with the same plumbing, so he has the final say in the decisions about penis department.
TBH, parents make hundreds of decisions that permanently affect their children for the rest of their lives---reducing this to a comparison between male circumcision and female genital mutilation is a logical fallacy--anatomically speaking, as a weak analogy, and in general as a red herring.
Its simple: some parents choose the purported health benefits and/or religious importance, others choose physical autonomy and/or purported psychosexual benefit...either way, there are benefits and risks to both, so mind your own kids, be happy with your choice, and get over it.
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