#Circumcision?
THE PHYSICAL INTEGRITY OF THE CHILD TAKES PRECEDENCE OVER THE BELIEF SYSTEM OF THE PARENTS

The Belgian federal government’s Committee for Bio-Ethics has ruled against the circumcision of infant boys for reasons other than medical necessity. Its ruling states that bodily integrity is more important than religious faith.
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“As circumcision is irreversible and therefore a radical operation, we find the physical integrity of the child takes precedence over the belief system of the parents,” the committee chair Marie-Geneviève Pinsart pronounced.

https://www.thebulletin.be/ethics-committee-rules-against-infant-circumcision

Ethics committee rules against infant circumcision

The Belgian federal government’s Committee for Bio-Ethics has ruled against the circumcision of infant boys for reasons other than medical necessity. Its ruling states that bodily integrity is more important than religious faith.

Traditional circumcision in Umtata, South Africa.
Photo by Mujahid Safodien 🇿🇦 Stories by Mujahid Safodien.

#MujahidSafodien #circumcision
#dongday #Umtata #SouthAfrica #photo #art

Recommended reading for every #intactivist fighting against the #genital_mutilation called #circumcision.

https://medium.com/@RyanMcAllister/an-elephant-in-the-genital-autonomy-movement-3a42a4581fed

#circumcision = #genital_mutilation

Dr Peter Ball MB, B Chir. 09/08/2003

Introduction – The losses from circumcision.

Many people think circumcision removes nothing more than a little extra skin. However, circumcision removes several critical components of male sexual anatomy. This list enumerates everything currently known to be physically lost after circumcision.

#circumcision #genital_mutilation

https://15square.org.uk/circumcised-men/losses-from-circumcision/

LOSSES FROM CIRCUMCISION - 15 Square

Dr Peter Ball MB, B Chir. 09/08/2003 Introduction - The losses from circumcision. Many people think circumcision removes nothing more than a little extra skin. However, circumcision removes several critical components of male sexual anatomy. This...

Because every once in a while someone cries “#Antisemitism!” because I call #circumcision #genital_mutilation and a #barbaric #malpractice …

https://en.intactiwiki.org/index.php/Anti-Semitism

#circumcision = #genital_mutilation = #barbaric #malpractice

More men are regrowing their foreskin in an attempt to restore their penises to their original, uncut condition

https://www.insidehook.com/article/sex-and-dating/circumcised-men-undergoing-foreskin-restoration

Why Men Are Undergoing Foreskin Restoration

More men are regrowing their foreskin in an attempt to restore their penises to their original, uncut condition

Can we quit calling the scarring of children and women "for health reasons"? It's an insult. It is also counter-factual. #fgm #circumcision #religion #rituals