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Originally Posted by Drolefille
I disagree with the idea that just because it is a societal norm it should be acceptedas it is. Or that elective procedures should be encouraged and socially supported just because they always have been. If an adult male wanted to be circumcised that's one thing, but encouraging surgery on infants - with generally little to no anesthetic - feels wrong in any context. Although there can be both physical and mental side-effects, those are secondary to the overall discussion.
And no, PIKA2001, I didn't say it was inherently wrong, just the opposite, and I never said it should be illegal. I did say it's a tricky issue and one that most people don't actually look at closely because it's been accepted as the norm for so long in this country. Even though that makes us fairly strange world wide.
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Some things shouldn't be accepted as societal norms. This doesn't feel like one of those things. I don't believe it's a big deal, personally.